1 Dead, 2 Injured In Jefferson County Wreck

Birmingham AL

20 July, 2021

11:06 AM

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JEFFERSON COUNTY, AL — One person is dead and two people hospitalized after a wreck in Jefferson County Tuesday morning. The wreck occurred around 7 a.m. in the 6500 block of Old Tuscaloosa Highway, near McAshan Ridge Road. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office received a call about a head-on collision involving two vehicles. "The caller reported that two sedans had hit head-on.," Sgt Joni Money said. "One of the vehicles was occupied by a female who was pronounced dead at the scene. The occupants of the second vehicle, a male and a female, were transported by ambulance to a local hospital with what appears to be non-life-threatening injuries." Money said Jefferson County START detectives have been called to the scene and will continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the collision.