Man dies after crashing ATV into tree

MISSOULA – The Montana Highway Patrol says a 47-year-old man has died after crashing his ATV into a tree in Sanders County.

The patrol said it responded to a call about a crash a little after 6 p.m. Saturday in the area about 2 miles west of Trout Creek. The man was driving a Yamaha ATV eastbound when he went off the road and crashed into a tree.

The Missoulian reported that the man was thrown off the ATV and landed in a ditch.

The patrol said the man was from Trout Creek but did not immediately release his name.