Internal injuries Alabama Rep. George Bandy sustained in an early January wreck in Columbus, Georgia likely caused his death on Jan. 16, according to the Ledger-Enquirer.

Since 1994, Bandy, a Democrat, represented House District 83, which includes parts of Lee and Russell counties. He died the morning of Jan. 16 in a Macon, Ga., hospital. He was 72.

State Rep. George Bandy, D-Opelika, died today. He was 72. (AL.com file/ Frank Couch)

Bandy died from internal injuries he sustained in a Jan. 5 collision on Andrews Road in Columbus, Georgia, said Muscogee County, Georgia Coroner Buddy Bryan.

Bandy was driving a 2003 Mazda Protege southwest on Andrews Road when a vehicle driven by a 60-year-old man traveling northeast pulled off of the roadway east of 23rd Avenue and attempted a U-turn in front of Bandy's Mazda around 8:38 p.m., police told the Ledger-Enquirer.

The front bumper of Bandy's car struck the passenger's side of the Dodge 1500 Ram pickup, police said.

The impact from the crash caused the truck to overturn on the driver's side. Bandy was unconscious after the crash and was unable to talk to police, according to the Ledger-Enquirer.