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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.
Eduardo Nolasco-Cordova was standing next to his vehicle, which had a flat tire, on the shoulder of Interstate 59 when he was struck and killed by a 1993 Toyota Tacoma. The driver was identified as Jimmie Wayne Duncan, 63, of Attalla.
Authorities have identified a man killed early Wednesday in a crash on Interstate 59.
The Jefferson County Coroner's Office identified the victim as Mitchell Ray Toombs. Toombs, 23, was from Ashville.
The crash happened about 3:30 a.m. in the southbound lanes between Roebuck Parkway and First Avenue North. Authorities said Toombs' vehicle left the roadway and hit a guardrail.
He got out of his vehicle and was walking around looking over the damage when a second vehicle struck him, police said. That vehicle also hit the victim's already-wrecked vehicle.