BUTLER, AL — October 28, 2026 A serious head-on collision involving a commercial tractor-trailer and a passenger minivan left a Mississippi truck driver injured and claimed the life of another motorist Wednesday evening on Alabama 17 near Butler, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA).
Authorities reported that the collision occurred around 7:25 p.m. near mile marker 103, approximately three miles south of Butler. A 2010 Honda Odyssey minivan and a 2015 Volvo tractor-trailer were traveling along the highway when they crashed head-on.
The tractor-trailer operator was identified as 49-year-old Anthony Jones of Jackson, Mississippi. He sustained injuries and was transported to Choctaw General Hospital in Butler for medical treatment.
The minivan was driven by a 36-year-old man from Toxey who died at the accident scene. A 22-year-old passenger from Gaston, South Carolina, also suffered injuries and was taken to Ochsner Rush Medical Center in Meridian, Mississippi.
Troopers assigned to ALEA’s Grove Hill Post are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the fatal collision.
