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Media Release 168-Birmingham Police Investigate Two Killed in Traffic Accident

 Birmingham Police Investigate Two Killed in Traffic Accident

 On Sunday, August 14, 2022, at around 1:20 AM, South Precinct officers were dispatched to 230 20th Street South (Publix Midtown) on report of a traffic accident.

Officers arrived on the scene and observed a small sedan that had collided with a tree. Officers observed two unresponsive occupants inside the vehicle.

Birmingham Fire and Rescue (BFR) personnel arrived on the scene and pronounced the front-seat passenger (adult female) deceased. BFR transported the driver (adult male) to UAB Hospital with life-threatening injuries. The driver of the vehicle was pronounced deceased by UAB Hospital staff.

Birmingham Police Traffic Homicide Investigators responded to the scene.

Currently, we believe speed played a factor in the cause of this accident.

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Media Release 168-Birmingham Police Investigate Two Killed in Traffic Accident