Crime & Safety
Northport Police Investigating Fatal Crash On Highway 43
A fatal traffic accident closed all lanes of Highway 43 near its intersection with Highway 171 Sunday afternoon.
NORTHPORT, AL — A fatal traffic accident closed all lanes of Highway 43 near its intersection with Highway 171 Sunday afternoon.
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The Northport Police Department said on Facebook that the crash closed all lanes of Highway 43 for a couple of hours before it was reopened around 5:30 p.m.
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No additional details about the accident or the victim were immediately released.
This is also the second fatal crash on this stretch of Highway since early July, with Patch previously reporting on a crash that killed one person and injured three others.
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The cause of the crash on Sunday remains under investigation.
This is a developing story. Tuscaloosa Patch will have more information as it becomes available.
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