ETOWAH COUNTY, Ala. ( WBRC ) - According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), a 21-year-old is dead after her car struck the back of a tractor-trailer.

ALEA says Elizabeth B. Barnes was driving along U.S. 411 near the 223 mile marker about four miles north of Gadsden around 7:10 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 2.

According to ALEA, Barnes’ 2017 Lexus NX hit the rear of a Freightliner tractor-trailer which left her with critical injuries.

ALEA says Barnes was taken to Riverview Medical Center in Gadsden where she ultimately died from her injuries.

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