An east Alabama crash on Tuesday left two people dead and another injured.

Alabama State Troopers identified the fatality victims as Karen R. Tatum, 60, and Karen J. Pope, 36. Both women lived in Anniston.

The wreck happened at 12:50 p.m. on Choccolocco Road, about 11 miles east of Anniston in Calhoun County.

Senior Trooper Justin O’Neal said Tatum was driving a Toyota Avalon when she was struck by a Hyundai Santa Fe driven by 56-year-old Taran Seymour.

After the initial collision, O’Neal said, both vehicles left the road and struck a tree.

Tatum was transported to Regional Medical Center in Anniston where she later died. Her passenger – Pope – was pronounced dead on the scene.

Seymour was taken to UAB Hospital in Birmingham. The extent of her injuries wasn’t immediately known.

Troopers are investigating.