ETOWAH COUNTY, Ala. —

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One person is dead and multiple others are injured following a multi-vehicle crash in a rural area of Etowah County.

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The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said Amber Lee, 22, was killed around 11:20 a.m. Sunday when the car she was a passenger in, traveling on U.S. 278 west of Attalla, was hit by a truck. The car Lee was in was then hit by another truck.

Lee was pronounced dead at the scene. Four others, including a one-year-old and the driver of the car Lee was in, were taken to nearby hospitals for their injuries. Their conditions are not known.

ALEA is investigating the cause of the crash.

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