Cyclist killed in head on wreck at West Glacier

Peter Kshyk, 62, was killed Sunday in a vehicle and motorcycle collision on U.S. 2 near West Glacier.

An Alberta, Canada native, Kshyk was pronounced dead at the scene around 6:30 p.m. after his motorcycle collided head-on with a vehicle, according to Flathead County Sheriff Chuck Curry.

The driver and passenger of the other vehicle were uninjured.

Curry said the cause of the crash is still under investigation by the Montana Highway Patrol.

The Sheriff’s Office Facebook page noted that research from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows that per mile traveled, motorcyclists are about 26 times more likely to die in a crash than car occupants.

A majority of collisions involving a motorcycle and another motor vehicle occur at intersections or during a lane change.