Passenger killed, driver airlifted to hospital, after their car collides with a tractor-trailer on Highway 157 in Cullman.

Modified Date: 
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 11:30am
Accident Date: 
Tuesday, April 15, 2014

One dead, one injured in 18-wheeler crash near Cullman Regional Medical Center.

One person was killed and another seriously injured in an 18-wheeler crash near the entrance of the Cullman Regional Medical Center this morning.

One person was killed and another seriously injured in an 18-wheeler crash near the entrance of the Cullman Regional Medical Center this morning.

According to the Cullman Police Department, the crash happened before 9 a.m. on Highway 157. The passenger in a 2010 Lincoln was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver was flown to UAB via life-flight.

The semi driver was taken to Cullman Regional Medical Center for observation.

Authorities say the semi was traveling northbound when the driver of the car appeared to turn into the hospital's entrance.

People Involved: 
Roadway: 
Highway 157

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