MADISON COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) – Emergency officials confirm two brothers were killed and a third was injured in a single-vehicle crash on Bob Wade Lane on Monday.
The Madison County Coroner confirmed a 16-year-old boy and his 11-year-old brother were killed in the crash.
Huntsville Police investigators believe the driver went off the road, lost control of the vehicle and hit a utility box, which caused the vehicle to flip.
A 12-year-old boy was taken to Huntsville Hospital Trauma Services with non-life-threatening injuries. Huntsville Police say the child is expected to be okay.
Huntsville City Schools officials confirmed the 16-year-old was a basketball player at Lee High School.
The crash happened near Mt Lebanon Road around 6:06 p.m.
Editor’s Note: News 19 was originally told that one of the crash victims was estimated to be an adult by HEMSI officials. That has been corrected.