An elderly woman was killed in a head-on crash with a truck in Cullman County.

Alabama State Troopers identified the victim as Betty C. Benefield. She was 88 and lived in Holly Pond.

The wreck happened at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday on U.S. 278 near Cullman County 1640, about four miles west of Holly Pond.

Trooper Cpl. Reginal King said Benefield was a passenger in the Chevy Silverado that collided head on with the 1997 Mack truck driven by 38-year-old John J. Davidson of Cullman.

After the initial impact, the Chevrolet was then struck by a Ram 1500 driven by Jeffery S. Kanaday, 55, of Hanceville.

Benefield was pronounced deceased at the scene, was taken to UAB Hospital in Birmingham. The extent of his injuries was not immediately known.

Kanaday was also injured and taken to Cullman Regional Medical Center.