Three men killed in Pickens County accident identified

PICKENS COUNTY, Ala. (WCBI) – The three people killed in a horrific Pickens County crash have been identified.

Coroner Chad Harless said Joe Knox, 43, along with brothers Horace and Jeffery Armstrong all died at the scene.

All of the men are from southern Pickens County.

The accident happened on Highway 32, just across the state line from Noxubee County.

Five people were inside the SUV.

All of the men killed in the crash were ejected after the vehicle flipped multiple times.

The driver and front-seat passenger were flown to a Birmingham hospital. There’s no update on their condition.

Alabama state troopers are investigating the accident.