A St. Clair County man was killed and two others were injured in a head-on collision Wednesday afternoon in north Alabama, authorities said Wednesday night.

Alex B. Hilyer, 40, of Ashville, was driving a 2021 Ford Escape that collided head-on with a 2020 Toyota 4Runner around 2:25 p.m. Wednesday on Alabama State Route 176 near DeKalb County Road 325, said Senior Trooper Brandon Bailey with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.

Hilyer, who was not wearing a seat belt, was pronounced dead at the scene of the wreck about two miles east of Collinsville in DeKalb County.

The driver and the passenger in the 4Runner were both injured and taken to Gadsden Regional Medical Center for treatment, Bailey said.

Further information was unavailable as state troopers continued to investigate the wreck.