HIGHWAY 82 WRECK SNARLS TRAFFIC FOR HOURS

A wreck this morning on Highway 82 near Sipsey Valley stalled traffic in the area for hours.

A delivery truck and a larger semitruck both flipped onto their sides in the eastbound lanes around 6:30 a.m. near the 35 mile-marker. One person was taken away by ambulance, but their condition is unknown.

<p> The eastbound lanes were blocked for hours, but Alabama State Troopers and the Alabama Department of Transportation were guiding motorists to alternate routes.</p><p>Two other wrecks occurred in the same area around the same time.</p>