A 71-year-old man was killed Friday in a three-vehicle crash in Blount County.

Michael Carpick Jr. of Hoover was killed when the 2013 Mazda Miata he was driving crashed into a Freightliner semi-truck and a 2012 Chevrolet Tahoe.

The crash occurred around 4:46 p.m. on U.S. 278 at the intersection of Alabama 79, about five miles west of Snead.

Carpick was pronounced dead at the scene. The drivers and occupants of the two other vehicles were not injured.

No further information was provided in a news release issued Saturday morning. Alabama State Troopers are investigating.