Alabama State Trooper among 3 seriously injured in Thursday crash

An Alabama State Trooper was among three people injured Thursday afternoon when an 18-wheeler left the roadway and collided with the officer and two vehicles as he was conducting a traffic stop.

The crash happened around 1:15 p.m. on Interstate 22 just outside Hamilton in Marion County.

Officials with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, or ALEA, say the officer was in the process of conducting a traffic stop on a 2014 GMC SUV when the 18-wheeler left the roadway, struck the Trooper's patrol vehicle, the SUV and the officer as he stood outside the vehicle.

The officer, who was assigned to the Hamilton Highway Patrol Post, was airlifted to UAB Hospital in Birmingham suffering severe injuries. The driver of the SUV was also seriously injured and was taken by helicopter to North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS.

The driver of the 18-wheeler was also injured, and was transported to the North Mississippi Medical Center via ambulance.

Names of the victims have not been released. Authorities continue to investigate the cause of the crash.

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