Car wreck in Calera fatally injures man

CALERA, AL – A single-car wreck involving a train has claimed the life of a Clanton man today, according to CBS 42 News.

A man driving a pickup truck was on an I-65 overpass this morning when his vehicle left the roadway and fell onto train tracks, where a train struck him. The wreck occurred at about 9:46 a.m. today. The man was pronounced dead at the crash site. He was 38 years old and from Clanton.

The City of Calera Police Department is looking into the case. We will follow this developing story for more details.

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