Authorities have released the name of a man killed when a falling tree struck his vehicle on a busy east Birmingham road.

The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Cedric Ralph McNeal. He was 68 and lived in Center Point.

The crash happened just before 11 a.m. Tuesday in the 5900 block of Crestwood Boulevard, in front of the Alabama Waldorf School.

McNeal was traveling eastbound in his Toyota Camry when the massive tree toppled.

He was pronounced dead on the scene at 11:06 a.m.

“I heard it,’’ said one nearby resident. “It didn’t sound like anything I’d ever heard before.”

McNeal was alone in the vehicle and no other injuries were reported.