Van accidentally drives off Glacier National Park's Going-to-the-Sun Road, strikes tree
This passenger van went off the Sun Road accidentally Thursday. (Chris Peterson photo)
A passenger van with 13 occupants went off the Going-to-the-Sun Road about 1:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon.
One adult was flow via the ALERT helicopter to Logan Health Medical Center for treatment, though the other 12 occupants did not require transport to the hospital.
The cause of the accident is still under investigation, but it appears the van may have had a tire go off the road and then overcorrected and went down the bank and hit a tree about a mile east of the foot of Lake McDonald.
The van had extensive damage and was later towed.
Park rangers temporarily closed the Sun Road while attending to the occupants, which were from California, Arizona and Columbia Falls.