From The Tribune staff reports
CULLMAN COUNTY — A multi-vehicle crash claimed the life of a Vincennes, Indiana, woman that occurred on Wednesday, August 31, at approximately 10:40 a.m.
According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), Ruth A. Bahr, 58, was fatally injured when the 2017 Buick Envision in which she was a passenger was struck in the rear by a 2015 Volvo tractor-trailer driven by Davinder S. Marwah, 35, of Fresno, Calif. The impact caused the Buick to strike the guardrail.
After the initial impact, the Volvo rear-ended a 2015 Nissan Altima driven by Steven T. Allison, 56, of Florence. The impact caused the Nissan to strike the undercarriage of a 2019 Freightliner tractor-trailer, driven by Aushiana D. Ivy, 28, of Tupelo, Miss. Both the driver of Buick, Gail L. Taylor, 63, of Enfield, Ill., and a second passenger of the Buick, Deborah Barmes, 65, of Vincennes, Ind., were injured.
Taylor was transported to Cullman Regional for treatment, and Barmes was transported to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Hospital for treatment. The passenger of the Nissan, Tammy Lafayette Allison, 53, of Florence, was also injured and transported to Cullman Regional for treatment.
The drivers of the Nissan and the Freightliner were not injured. Bahr was pronounced deceased at the scene of the crash, which occurred on Interstate 65 near Alabama 91, approximately one mile north of Colony, in Cullman County. Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.