Man dies in snowmachine collision

JOHN DAVIDSON/Frontiersman reporter

HOUSTON -- A Houston man was killed and another was sent to intensive care after their snowmachines collided Friday evening, Houston Police reported.

Philip Greenlee, 45, was heading south on a snowmachine trail next to Kenlar Road when he came around a corner and collided with James Palmer, 42, who was driving his snowmachine north on the same trail.

Greenlee was pronounced dead at the scene and Palmer was taken to Providence Alaska Medical Center

via helicopter, where he

was listed in critical condition Sunday.

The two men were leading their respective groups of snowmachiners down a

well-beaten snowmachine trail Friday about 5:30 p.m., police said. Two other

snowmachiners were behind Greenlee and one was behind Palmer; they called police after coming up on

the collision.

No charges have been filed at this time but an

investigation is ongoing.

The state medical

examiner's office has

been notified,as well as next of kin.

Contact John Davidson at john.davidson@frontiersman.com.