1 critically injured in fiery crash on Pinson Valley Parkway
One person was taken to the hospital after a fiery crash overnight in Jefferson County.
It happened at 1:15 a.m. on Highway 79 (Pinson Valley Parkway) near the intersection at Goodrich Drive. That's between Tarrant and Pinson.
Center Point Fire District responded to the wreck involving a passenger truck and a regional area delivery tractor-trailer.
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When they arrived, they found both trucks on fire.
Two people were treated at the scene and one of them taken to the UAB trauma center in critical condition, according to the fire department.
The road has reopened after being closed in both directions while the scene was being cleared.
The Jefferson County Sheriff鈥檚 Office is investigating the crash.
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