Saturday, January 24, 2015

5 dead in head-on collision between pickup truck and SUV in Chilton county, Alabama

 5 dead in head-on collision between pickup truck and SUV in Chilton County, Alabama



January 24, 2015
 
CHILTON COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT)–Five people were killed Saturday afternoon in an accident that shut down Highway 22 near Clanton.

Corporal Jess Thornton with ALEA tells WIAT 42 News a pickup truck travelling on Highway 22 attempted to pass another vehicle when it slammed into an SUV in the opposite lane. 

All four occupants of the truck and the single occupant of the SUV that was struck died at the scene. The accident happened around 1:30 p.m.