Lawrence County Coroner Scott Norwood said one person was killed last night after a collision between an ambulance and a motorcycle.

Norwood told AL.com the ambulance was transporting a patient from Helen Keller Hospital in Sheffield to Birmingham when it collided with a motorcycle. The motorcyclist – a 33-year-old male – was declared dead at the scene of the accident.

Norwood said another ambulance was called to continue the transport of the patient to Birmingham.

Alabama State Troopers said the two-vehicle crash occurred on Alabama Highway 157 (University of North Alabama Highway) near the intersection with Lawrence County 243, north of Moulton. The crash occurred around 9:25 p.m. and southbound lanes on Highway 157 were blocked after the crash for multiple hours, officials said.

Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Highway Patrol Division are investigating the crash.

No additional information was available at publication time.