West Alabama teen killed in head-on crash with tractor-trailer

A teen was killed in a head-on crash with a tractor-trailer in Lamar County.

Alabama State Troopers said the fatality victim was 18 years old. Troopers do not release the names of fatality victims ages 18 and under.

The crash happened at 2:50 p.m. Tuesday on Alabama 96, about nine miles west of Millport.

Senior Trooper Cody Farrar said the teen was driving a Toyota Camry that collided head on with a Mack tractor-trailer driven by 42-year-old Robert A. Yates of Mississippi.

The teen was pronounced dead on the scene.

The investigation is ongoing by troopers.