5-year-old girl, parents killed in crash involving 2 semitrucks
TRUSSVILLE, Ala. (WBRC/Gray News) — A husband, his wife and their 5-year-old daughter died Tuesday morning in a crash involving two semitrucks in Alabama.
The deadly crash happened on Interstate 59 in Trussville.
Officials said Dquarious Marqua Butler, 29, was driving a semitruck. His wife, 32-year-old Dominque Mariona Butler, and their 5-year-old daughter, Nailani Butler, were passengers in the vehicle.
The semitruck collided with another semitruck, killing the three family members.
The family lived in Liberty, Mississippi.
Three other children were also in the semitruck that Dquarious Marqua Butler was driving. There is no word on their condition.
Trussville Fire Chief Tim Shotts said the crash shut down part of I-59 for hours.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation by state troopers.
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