HUNTSVILLE, AL – A box truck overturned after colliding with an SUV, taking the truck driver’s life and sending the SUV driver to Huntsville Hospital Monday.
WHNT News Channel 19 said the crash happened on Drake Avenue before 7:45 a.m. between Leeman Ferry Road and Ivy Avenue. Preliminary details suggest the truck operator lost control of their truck while going east on Drake Avenue. The SUV motorist did swerve to try and avoid contact with the truck, but a crash was inevitable. The SUV flipped over, and a short time later, the truck driver succumbed to their injuries.
The SUV motorist is currently in stable condition.
No criminal charges for the SUV motorist are anticipated at this time.
Officials did issue temporary lane closures and later reopened the area. Huntsville Police have not released the victim’s name.
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