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POLSON, Mont. — A 58-year-old man is dead after a motorcycle crash south of Polson Saturday night.

The crash happened around 8:59 p.m. April 18 on Montana Highway 35 near mile marker 16 in Lake County, according to the Montana Highway Patrol.

Troopers say two motorcycles were headed south when they failed to negotiate a left-hand curve and drifted into a guardrail. Both riders were thrown from their bikes and landed on the other side of the guardrail. The motorcycles came to rest in the northbound ditch.

The driver of one motorcycle, a 58-year-old Polson man, was pronounced dead at the scene. The other driver, a 45-year-old Polson man, was injured and taken to Logan Health.

Alcohol and speed are suspected factors. Road conditions were clear and dry.