Woman Killed, 2 Others Hurt in Saturday Wreck in Tuscaloosa County

A two-vehicle crash in Tuscaloosa County killed a passenger and injured two others on Saturday, Alabama State Troopers confirmed Sunday.

Corporal Reginal King, a spokesperson for the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, said the wreck happened around 2:20 p.m. Saturday, when a 2024 Nissan Rogue collided head-on with a Ford F-150 pickup truck on Highway 171 north of Tuscaloosa.

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King said Barbara J. Kornegay was a passenger in the Rogue, and 81-year-old Frederick Kornegay was driving. Both lived in Childersburg. Another passenger, an 87-year-old woman from Sylacauga, was also in the Nissan.

The truck was being driven by a 71-year-old man from Kennedy, Alabama.

King said Barbara Kornegay was pronounced dead at the scene, and both the others in the Nissan required medical treatment at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa.

The crash happened on Alabama 171 about 16 miles north of Tuscaloosa, King said. State Troopers will continue to investigate the cause of the deadly wreck.