A woman was killed Thursday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash in Irondale.

The crash happened shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Grants Mill Road at Interstate 459, said Det. Sgt. Michael Mangina. The investigation is ongoing, but it appears that one vehicle broadsided another.

A woman in her 70s was pronounced dead on the scene. The driver of the other vehicle - a male - was taken to UAB Hospital. The extent of his injuries wasn't immediately known.

Grants Mill Road will be closed for some time, Mangina said. Exit 27 off I-459 is also closed. "We're asking for everyone to avoid the area while we work this tragedy,'' he said.