15-year-old girl killed in crash near Jordan

JORDAN – A 15-year-old girl was killed and a 16-year-old boy was injured in a single-vehicle crash near Jordan.

The Montana Highway Patrol reports the crash occurred Wednesday shortly before 7 p.m. on Highway 200 at mile marker 178.

The patrol said the girl was driving a Chevrolet Suburban westbound on the highway when the vehicle went off the right side of the road and overturned. According to the patrol, the girl was not wearing a seat belt and was turned away. She died on the spot.

The extent of the boy’s injuries was not disclosed, but he was taken to an area medical facility. Both teens are from Sand Springs.