Crash injures three

Head-on collision blocks Highway 31

Brewton resident Ray Madden said he yelled 'Oh Hell' seconds before his brand new Ford F-150 slammed head-on with another vehicle Tuesday on Highway 31 west of Flomaton.

Madden and his passenger, Anthony Bullard, were heading west on Highway 31 toward Atmore. Robert Brittingham of Flomaton was headed east toward Flomaton.

Madden said Brittingham was behind another car and then pulled into his lane as if to pass the other car.

Madden said he tried to swerve into the woods, but it was too late as the two trucks collided.

Madden said he and Bullard were both wearing their seatbelts and the airbags exploded in the truck he was less than a week old.

Both were able to exit the vehicle and were taken to Atmore Community Hospital and later released.

Brittingham was airlifted from the scene to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, and was released Wednesday.

Ronnie Freeman was headed toward Atmore on 31 when he saw Brittingham's truck begin to roll and leave the road.

He also said Brittingham was able to climb out of his vehicle.

"It's a miracle somebody wasn't killed or seriously injured," said Flomaton Fire Chief Steve Stanton. "If this doesn't show you seatbelts work, nothing will."

The crash is under investigation by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency and no other information was available at press time.