Alabama man killed after car strikes pick-up truck, then tractor-trailer

Published 3:31 pm Saturday, June 22, 2024

An Alabama man was killed after his small car struck a pick-up truck, then a tractor-trailer, state troopers said.

The multi-vehicle crash involving a commercial vehicle occurred at approximately 10:15 a.m. Friday, and claimed the life of a Union Springs, Alabama, man.

Eugene Lysykanycz, 76, was fatally injured when the 2010 Volvo CC Sport he was driving was struck by the 2024 GMC 2500 driven by Matthew D. Tanaka, 36, of Eclectic, Alabama.

After the initial collision, the Volvo then struck the 2023 Mack MD6 commercial truck driven by Dalton C. Hill, 25, of Montgomery.

Lysykanycz was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The crash occurred on Alabama 110 near the 9 mile marker, approximately nine miles east of Montgomery, in Montgomery County.