'I saw a van that was just pancaked into the back of a semi,' one witness said.
Two children are among the six people who died in a Montana pileup on Interstate 90, authorities toldMontana Highway Patrol Sgt. Jay Nelson said investigators added that eight people were hospitalized due to injuries.
“Everything is indicative of an isolated extreme weather event,” Nelson said, calling the crash the worst he had seen in his 24 years with the department. “What could people do? It really was just panic.”The crash occurred at about 4:30 p.m. MDT on Interstate 90 west of Hardin, about 50 miles east of Billings,I'm deeply saddened by the news of a mass casualty crash near Hardin. Please join me in prayer to lift up the victims and their loved ones.
The highway patrol did not immediately know the number of people injured, but Nelson said more ambulances from Billings had to be called to the scene, according to
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