An Alabama man was killed this week after his pickup truck veered off the road and struck a tree, state troopers reported.

The single-vehicle crash occurred at approximately 5:25 p.m. Monday, and claimed the life of a Hodges man.

Michael E Chamblee, 67, was fatally injured when the 2013 Chevrolet Silverado he was driving left the roadway and struck a tree.

Chamblee was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The crash occurred on Alabama 187 near the 20 mile marker, approximately two miles south of Belgreen, in Franklin County.