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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) A 57-year-old Lodge Grass man was killed in a two-vehicle crash south of Wyola, and the Montana Highway Patrol is searching for the occupants of the second vehicle.

The patrol says the victim was attempting to turn his car onto a private lane of Montana Secondary 451 south of Wyola Tuesday night, when his car was partially T-boned by a Pontiac Bonneville.

The victim died at the scene. The patrol says he wasn't wearing a seat belt. His name has not been released.

The occupants of the other vehicle fled.

Information from: KTVQ-TV, http://www.ktvq.com (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APNP 04-15-09 0836CDT | save this article / add to your favorites list