2 killed in fiery head-on collision of 18-wheelers

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July 2, 2009

Anonymous The News Courier Thu Jul 02, 2009, 01:03 PM CDT

LOXLEY, Ala. (AP) — Authorities said two people have been killed in a fiery collision involving two 18-wheelers in the westbound lanes of Interstate 10 near Loxley.

Alabama State Troopers spokesman Cpl. Joe Piggott said the wreck occurred about 2 p.m. Wednesday is about 17 miles east of downtown Mobile and 22 miles west of the Alabama-Florida state line.

Names of the victims were withheld pending notification of relatives.

He said that the westbound truck was carrying a mixed load of several makes of automobiles, and many of those cars burned in the wreck. The eastbound truck was described as an intermodal truck, carrying a box-shaped container mounted on a frame trailer.

According to Piggott, the intermodal truck crossed the grass median from the eastbound to the westbound lanes and hit the auto carrier head-on.

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