Two people dead in crash involving 18-wheeler in Eufaula

EUFAULA, Ala. (WRBL) — A crash involving an 18-wheeler in Eufaula early Wednesday morning has left two people dead, according to the Eufaula Police Department.

Police say the 18-wheeler was going southbound on North Eufaula Avenue near Highway 82 at about 2:10 a.m. when a small car with three occupants pulled into the roadway. The car was struck by the 18-wheeler.

Two people died in the crash. One passenger was rushed to SouthEast Medical Center in Dothan.

The driver of the 18-wheeler was treated at Medical Center Barbour.

The crash is under investigation by the Eufaula Police Department’s traffic homicide division.

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