KHN – A man was killed and a woman was injured in a head-on incident on U.S. 280 in Shelby County on Wednesday afternoon, authorities confirmed Thursday.
Donald M. Harris, 76, was driving a 2010 Toyota Tacoma when it crashed head-on with a 2023 Mazda CX-9 around 3:53 p.m. Wednesday, roughly three miles south of Chelsea, according to Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Senior Trooper Vu Quang.
Harris, who was not wearing a seat belt, was pronounced dead at the site of the accident.
A 46-year-old woman driving the Mazda was transported to UAB Hospital for treatment of unidentified injuries.
As state troopers continued to investigate the wreck, no further information was released.
Reference: Man killed, woman injured in head-on crash on U.S. 280 in Shelby County