A Tuscaloosa woman was killed in a crash involving seven vehicles on I-359 early Sunday morning.

It appears the victim, a 21-year-old woman from Tuscaloosa, was involved in a crash with another vehicle at 2 a.m. She was standing outside of her vehicle with the other driver when a second crash occurred.

The second crash involved five vehicles.

The victim and the other driver were struck by vehicles involved in the second crash, said Tuscaloosa police spokeswoman Stephanie Taylor.

The victim died at the scene. Five people were taken to DCH Regional Medical Center with injuries. Taylor said those injuries did not appear to be life-threatening.

The southbound lanes of I-359 remain closed this morning.

TPD’s Traffic Homicide Unit is investigating. Northport Police Department’s Traffic Hom

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