Two Georgia residents were killed after they were trapped in the fiery wreckage of a two-vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon on I-565 in Huntsville in an accident that shut down eastbound lanes for nearly five hours, police said.

Huntsville police responded to the accident with entrapment and vehicle fire at eastbound I-565 and County Line Road around 2 p.m. Tuesday, said Sgt. Rosalind White.

One victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

The second victim suffered critical injuries and was taken to a local hospital, where they later died.

Investigators identified the victims as 66-year-old Willie Nettles and 44-year-old Miguel Espinoza, both of Georgia.

One of the drivers in the incident was believed to have suffered a medical emergency before the accident, police said.

The eastbound lanes of I-565 were shut down following the accident and were reopen shortly before 7 p.m., White said.