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The accident happened at approximately 4:21 a.m. Sunday on northbound I-59 just south of the 4th Avenue South exit. Both men who died were from the same vehicle, and others were brought to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. The deceased have been identified as Juan Alonzo Ramos, 30, and Tomas Pu-Gabriel, 25.
Birmingham police say an SUV and a Ford pickup hauling a 40-foot trailer carrying the livestock were both headed in the same direction on I-59 northbound between First Avenue North and First Avenue South on Sunday evening when the the SUV hit the pickup truck. The SUV, with two men inside, flipped, while the impact sent the pickup truck down a ravine. The pickup driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the SUV was taken into custody on suspicion of intoxication. We'll update this story as more information becomes available.