7-year-old Tennessee child killed, 4 others hurt in I-22 crash in Walker County

7-year-old Tennessee child killed, 4 others hurt in I-22 crash in Walker County

A young child was killed, and four others injured in a Walker County crash on Sunday afternoon.

Authorities have not released the identity of the 7-year-old fatality victim. The child was from Memphis.

The wreck happened at 2:55 p.m. Sunday on Interstate 22, about five miles west of Jasper, said Alabama State Trooper Cpl. Reginal King.

King said the child was a passenger in a 2012 Hyundai Tuscon that was struck by a 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee.

The child was pronounced dead on the scene.

The driver of the Tuscon, 29-year Kieyana Brown, and three other passengers were taken to area hospitals for undisclosed injuries.

Troopers identified the driver of the Grand Cherokee as 60-year-old Cynthia C. Williams of Mountain Brook.

The crash remains under investigation by troopers.