2 Dead After Crash On Montgomery Highway In Hoover

Hoover AL

17 November, 2021

4:25 PM

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HOOVER, AL — Two people are dead after a crash on Montgomery Highway Wednesday. The wreck occurred around 12:30 p.m., just north of Parkway Lake Drive. Captain Keith Czeskleba of the Hoover PD said a truck pulling an enclosed trailer was traveling northbound on Montgomery Highway when it lost control, striking a guardrail. The vehicle also struck a tree before landing on its side, trapping the driver. A passenger was ejected from the vehicle. "Both occupants were pronounced deceased on the scene by Hoover Fire-medics," Czeskleba said. "Traffic investigators are reconstructing the crash to determine its cause." The identities of the victims will be withheld pending notification of their next of kin.