Three people have died and four were injured following three unrelated crashes on north Alabama highways over the last 48 hours.

Senior Trooper Brandon Bailey of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) said the crashes happened Monday and Tuesday.

One occurred at 4:50 p.m. Tuesday on Dekalb County 116 near Dekalb County 688, about four miles east of Sylvania.

Aubrey D. Jones, 59, of Rainsville, was driving a 2005 Buick Lesabre when it struck a 2012 Chevrolet Traverse, driven by Cindy R. Tilley, 46, of Fort Payne. Jones was not using a seat belt at the time of crash and was pronounced dead at the scene, Bailey said.

Tilley was also injured and airlifted to Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, Tenn. for treatment.

An Athens man also died in a multi-vehicle crash at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday.

It happened on Alabama 251 near McKee Road, about eight miles south of Ardmore in Limestone County.

Robert A. Kowal Jr., 45, was driving a 2007 GMC Sierra pick up when it struck a 2016 Honda CRV, driven by Krystal N. Hayes, 43, of Toney.

After the initial impact, the GMC then collided head-on with a 2017 Ford F-250, driven by Mario Roman, 41, of Athens. As a result of that impact, the trailer that the Ford was towing detached and collided head-on with a 2024 Chevrolet Tahoe, driven by Michael K. Bradberry, 53, of Meridianville.

The Ford then left the roadway and struck a ditch. The Chevrolet also left the roadway and struck a tree.

Kowal was not using a seat belt at the time of crash and was pronounced dead at the scene. Bradberry also was not using a seat belt at the time of crash, was injured and transported to Huntsville Hospital for treatment.

Then, an Albertville teen died from injuries following a two-vehicle crash at about 5:58 p.m. Monday on Pleasant Hill Road near Patterson Drive, approximately five miles south of Guntersville.

A 17-year-old was a passenger on a 2005 Honda CBR600 motorcycle when it left the roadway and struck a ditch. As a result of the impact, the operator of the Honda, Dakota S. Hammond, 20, of Albertville, and the teen were both thrown from the Honda.

After the initial impact, the Honda then struck a 1999 Buick Century, driven by Latisha R. Puckett, 35, of Albertville.

The juvenile was airlifted to a nearby hospital for treatment and died there. Hammond was injured and transported to Huntsville Hospital for treatment. Puckett, who was not using a seat belt at the time of crash, was also injured and transported to Marshall Medical Center North for treatment.

Troopers with ALEA’s Highway Patrol Division are continuing to investigate the crashes.