Two die in crash near Fort Benton

A Rudyard man, Danny Hansard, 60, was one of two people killed crash near Fort Benton Thursday.

John Romain, 88, Great Falls, formerly of Chester and Havre, also died in the accident.

Montana Highway Patrol said the southbound car driven by Romain tried to pass a tractor-trailer on U.S. Highway 87 in a no-passing zone.

Hansard was driving north at the time and collided with Romain's car. A passenger was thrown from the Hansard vehicle and is in stable condition at a Great Falls hospital.