An Alabama mother and her infant son were killed in a fiery traffic crash in Bibb County.

Authorities said 24-year-old Donshay “Shay” Burton was driving a 2025 Kia K4 that collided head-on with a Kia Sorento driven by 50-year-old Melissa Dyan Marchant Wallen of West Blocton.

The wreck happened at 3 p.m. Wednesday on Bibb County 9 near Vance Road, three miles west of West Blocton.

Alabama State Trooper Sgt. Reginal King said after the initial impact, the Kia K4 caught fire.

Burton and her son were pronounced dead on the scene.

Wallen was taken to UAB Hospital in Birmingham. The severity of her injuries was not released.

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