Birmingham man killed in crash with tractor-trailer on I-20

A Birmingham man was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 30 in Cleburne County.

Alabama State Troopers on Thursday identified the victim as Demetrius J. McGhee. He was 38.

The wreck happened at 12:55 p.m. on I-20 in Heflin.

Senior Trooper Brandon Bailey said McGhee was driving a Ford Econoline van that hit a Kenworth tractor-trailer driven by 55-year-old Michael L. Simpson of Camden.

McGhee was pronounced dead on the scene.

The investigation is ongoing.

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