MARSHALL COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — Two men have died following a crash in Union Grove Thursday, according to officials.
The Marshall County Coroner’s Office said 46-year-old Jason Lee West of Guntersville was pronounced dead at the scene.
31-year-old Brent Anthony Word of Geraldine was taken to Marshall Medical Center North and was pronounced dead on arrival.
Authorities said the coroner’s office was called around 5:50 a.m. to the 9500-block of Union Grove Road on Thursday for a two-vehicle crash.
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) said the accident occurred when the 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche West was driving collided head-on with a 2001 Chevrolet C1500 driven by Word. The agency said the crash occurred at around 5:25 a.m. ALEA said neither was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.
Troopers with ALEA will continue to investigate the incident, where multiple agencies assisted, the coroner’s office said.