HUNTSVILLE, AL – A trash truck driver experienced a brake failure, causing them to crash into a car stopped at a red light and into a Target store on Thursday. WHNT said the collision occurred around 1:30 p.m. off Carl T Jones Drive. After slamming into the Target, an awning fell onto the truck, which […]
MONTGOMERY, AL – A male box truck driver lost his life as a result of a rear-end collision on Interstate 85 Monday evening, WSFA reports. The events unfolded after 5 p.m. when the box truck driver rear-ended an SUV and then crashed into a concrete barrier. The force of the collision ejected the truck driver. […]
SCOTTSBORO, AL – Scottsboro police were summoned to the scene of a big rig accident that happened on Highway 35 near Highway 40 Thursday. At the time of WAFF’s reporting, police told drivers to expect traffic delays and seek alternative routes as crews worked to clear the scene. The exact cause of the crash, including […]
CALERA, AL – Alabama Department of Transportation crews had to shut down a portion of Highway 31 on Saturday due to a crash between a big rig and a CSX train Saturday. According to ABC 3340, crews and first responders closed the area between Highway 25, 17th Avenue, 20th Avenue, and 23rd Avenue for the […]
ACTON, AL – First responders were summoned to the scene of a double tractor-trailer collision that happened on I-495 North last Thursday, June 12. The collision happened at the exit leading to Acton Road, according to ABC 3340. Rocky Ridge Fire crews, Engine 101, Rescue 113, Haz-Mat 131, and District 120 all responded to the […]
OZARK, AL – A 37-year-old man riding a motorcycle lost his life after crashing into a big rig near the Dale County rest area reported at 7 a.m. Monday. WDHN said the two-vehicle collision occurred at the intersection of U.S. 231 and County Road 30 and warranted a response from Alabama Law Enforcement Agency and […]
JONES, AL – A 48-year-old man was killed in a fiery truck collision that happened on Autauga County 1 Tuesday. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency told the Montgomery Advisor that the 48-year-old man had lost control of his 2020 International semi-truck while driving on the highway. He veered off the road and then crashed into […]
PELL CITY, AL – A 35-year-old man died Monday morning, May 19, after being thrown from a motorcycle and then hit by a garbage truck in Pell City, reports AL.com. Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) officials said the fatal incident occurred on U.S. Highway 231, about a mile north of the city, at around 6:19 […]
THOMASVILLE, AL – Thomasville police arrested and booked a semi-truck driver into the Clarke County Jail after causing a deadly multi-vehicle wreck Tuesday. Police charged the driver with “two counts of vehicular manslaughter.” FOX10TV said the semi-truck driver, identified as 45-year-old Andrii Dmyterko, had rear-ended four vehicles stopped at a red light at the intersection […]
OXFORD, AL – A semi-truck driver lost his life, and his passenger was injured as a result of a semi-truck rollover crash on I-20 near Mahaffey Road Tuesday. Alabama State Troopers told AL that the rollover accident happened at 9:45 a.m. Upon arrival, troopers declared the driver dead at the scene, and EMS crews took […]