One Killed, One Injured In Head-On Collision On University Boulevard Saturday Morning

TUSCALOOSA, AL — One person is dead and another fighting for their life following a head-on collision on University Boulevard early Saturday morning.

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The Tuscaloosa Police Department says officers responded at 4:32 a.m. to the initial call of a two-vehicle crash involving an SUV traveling east and a sedan traveling west.

TPD says the two vehicles met head-on near the center line of the roadway, resulting in the sole occupant of the sedan being pronounced dead at the scene.

The only occupant of the SUB also suffered life-threatening injuries and had to be extricated from the vehicle by paramedics. He was transported to DCH Regional Medical Center, but was later flown to UAB Hospital in Birmingham.

TPD said the portion of University Boulevard where the crash occurred was closed to traffic while TPD’s Accident Reconstruction Unit began their investigation.

The road was cleared and re-opened to traffic at 8:44 a.m.

This was the second fatal crash in the area Saturday morning, after a Tuscaloosa man was killed in a head-on collision with a Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office patrol vehicle on the Hugh Thomas Bridge just after 2 a.m.

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