NEAR OXFORD, AL – A 59-year-old man driving a Honda Accord struck a big rig and then was hit by a second tractor-trailer, leading to a fiery crash that claimed his life Friday.
AL said this collision happened before 10:45 p.m. on I-20 East when the car driver, later identified as George Curtis a Villa Rica man, had first collided with a Freightliner tractor-trailer. After the car and truck made contact, the car became disabled and Curtis’ car was then struck by a moving Volo 18-wheeler, which caused the Volo and the Honda to catch fire.
The impact of this wreck led Curtis to succumb to fatal wounds immediately.
It is unclear if the two tractor-trailer drivers were injured or will face criminal charges or citations. Alabama Highway Patrol identified the first truck motorist as 44-year-old Bruno Fernandes, a Florida resident, and the second one as 39-year-old Robert Gilbert, a Deatsville, Alabama resident.
Highway Patrol launched an investigation and has not provided additional details at this time.
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