Crime & Safety

Fatal Car Accident On I-65 Friday Morning

AN accident near Alabaster on Interstate 65 early Friday morning has left one person dead.

BIRMINGHAM, AL - An accident on Interstate 65 in the early hours of Friday morning resulted in the death of one person. The victim's name has not been released.

The accident occurred near mile marker 240, just after midnight, and the southbound lanes on the interstate from mile marker 242 to 238 were closed for several hours.

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