Ardmore woman dies in Madison County wreck

Published 7:34 pm Monday, January 25, 2021

An Ardmore woman has been identified as the lone victim in a fatal wreck Friday evening in Madison County.

Senior Trooper Brandon Bailey of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said 79-year-old Gertrude E. Sloan was fatally injured in a two-vehicle accident around 6:15 p.m. She was the passenger in a 2015 Honda Accord that was struck by a 2012 Nissan Maxima at the intersection of Wall Triana Highway and Pulaski Pike, about 5 miles northwest of Toney, Bailey said.

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“The driver of the Honda … was injured and transported to a nearby hospital for treatment,” Bailey said. “Sloan succumbed to her injuries en route to the hospital.”

Troopers continue to investigate the cause of the accident.