Fort Payne Traffic Fatality

It happened Tuesday afternoon on I-59.

Officials say a Tyson Foods freightliner driven by 57-year-old Thomas Cline collided with a Ford van driven by 45-year-old Enrique Petino.

Both vehicles left the roadway and caught fire.

Cline, the truck driver, was pronounced dead on the scene.

The wreck closed down the interstate for a couple of hours.

Deputies are still investigating how this happened.