One person has died after a two-vehicle wreck near the Publix on Highway 70 in Calera sent several others to the hospital Tuesday evening. Police and firefighters were called to the scene around 7 p.m., and the victim who died at the hospital has not yet been publicly identified.
According to AL.com, officers and firefighters responded about 7 p.m. Tuesday to the two-vehicle wreck with multiple injuries on Highway 70 near Publix. The outlet reported that one person died at the hospital, while others involved in the crash suffered injuries whose extent has not been disclosed.
Police have withheld the name of the person killed pending notification of family, the report noted. No further details about the circumstances of the crash or the conditions of the surviving victims have been released.
Homicide Investigators Now on the Case
The crash is being handled by Calera Police Traffic Homicide investigators alongside the Shelby County Traffic Homicide Task Force, per the same report. That joint investigation remains ongoing, and no findings have been made public.
Police officials offered their condolences in the aftermath of the crash, saying their prayers and condolences are with the family and loved ones of the person who died. The statement echoes a familiar, somber refrain for a stretch of Highway 70 that has seen fatal wrecks before.
Highway 70 Has Seen Deadly Crashes Before
This is not the first fatal wreck reported along that corridor. In July 2022, a two-vehicle crash near the entrance to the Waterford Subdivision on Highway 70 killed 40-year-old Calera resident Joel Spanick, according to WBRC. That crash, which happened around 8 a.m. and involved a car and an SUV, was reported with similarly limited details in its immediate aftermath.
WBRC also reported on another deadly crash investigation in Calera earlier this year, in a separate report.
For now, the identity of Tuesday's victim remains unknown to the public, and investigators have not released a cause for the wreck. Calera police and the Shelby County Traffic Homicide Task Force continue to investigate.
