Two-vehicle collision claims the life of one driver

BESSEMER, AL – A head-on crash on I-59 fatally injured a pickup truck driver yesterday afternoon, the Trussville Tribune reports.

The driver of a Chevrolet pickup truck was heading southbound on I-59 near mile marker 116 when he swerved into the opposite lane and crashed into a Nissan Kicks.

The accident took place at about 4:09 p.m. Monday.

Emergency responders pronounced the man, a 76-year-old, dead at the crash site.

It is unknown what caused the accident to occur. We will be following this story as the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency continues to look into the case.

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