On Tuesday night, May 3, two men were killed when their pickup truck crashed into a train in western Birmingham.
According to authorities, the crash happened around 11 p.m. in the 1000 block of 15th Place. A 2009 Ford F-150 being driven by a unnamed man was travelling northbound on 15th Place when a Norfolk Southern Railway train hit the pickup on the passenger side. The initial investigation shows that the railroad crossing arms were operational and they were down when the accident happened.
Both passengers were killed in the crash and the driver was taken to hospital in a serious condition where he later died. The passengers were 27 year old Charles Cornelius Billups and 25 year old and Charles Patterson.
Alabama has always been in the top 10 for fatalities involving crashes between cars and trains and in 2014 it was in sixth place following Texas, California, Illinois, Indiana and Georgia.
There were 239 people killed and 763 injured nationwide in crossing incidents in 2014. In Alabama, there were 15 deaths statewide in 2015.
If you or a loved one has been injured or killed in an auto accident please call the Birmingham accident attorneys of Wiggins Childs Pantazis Fisher Goldfarb, LLC, at (205) 858-8445 or contact us online today to schedule your free consultation.
