39 Years Ago: The Accident that Devastated All of Whitefish, MT

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39 years ago today the bus accident that devastated all of Whitefish occurred. The school bus carrying the wrestling team along with cheerleaders and others collided with a Peterbilt truck on an icy highway in Essex Mt where 9 lost their lives and 19 more were injured.

You can read the rest of the details below from an article published long ago.

We remember and honor (to this day) those who passed and those who incurred indescribable trauma.

9 crosses grace that stretch of highway where the loss of life occurred on that fateful day.
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