Two injured in early Friday morning crash along Highway 280 in Salem
Multiple first responders were dispatched to an early Friday morning crash along busy Highway 280.
Salem volunteer firefighters responded to a crash involving a tractor trailer and a passenger car in the area of U.S. Highway 280 and Lee Road 184 around 8:06 a.m. on Friday, September 18, 2026.
Smiths Station Fire and Rescue was dispatched for mutual aid and Lee County Sheriff’s Office deputies assisted with traffic control, according to Salem fire officials .
Two occupants inside the passenger car were injured and taken to a nearby hospital by East Alabama Medical Center Emergency Medical Services.
Their conditions are unknown. The roadway was eventually reopened.
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