A Talladega woman was killed when her vehicle crashed into a horse on a Coosa County roadway.

Alabama State Troopers identified the victim as Janice W. Bullard. She was 63.

The wreck happened at 11:40 p.m. Tuesday on U.S. 231, eight miles south of Rockford.

ALEA Lt. Jeremy Burkett said Bullard was a passenger in a Chrysler 200 that struck a horse standing in the road.

After the initially collision, the Chrysler left the road and hit a large rock.

Bullard, Burkett said, was not using a seat belt at the time of the crash and pronounced dead on the scene.

The horse also died.

The driver of the Chrysler, 47-year-old Angela M. Lackey and another passenger, 67-year-old Nina S. Lackey, both also of Talladega, were taken to UAB Hospital in Birmingham. The severity of their injuries has not been released.

The investigation is ongoing by troopers.