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One man was killed early Friday morning when his truck left an Alabama roadway and struck a tree, state police reported.

Alabama state highway patrol troopers say Jimmy Carl Bees, 58, of Rutledge, was driving at approximately 4 a.m. Friday when his 2009 Dodge Ram truck left the roadway and struck a tree.

The accident happened on Crenshaw County 28, approximately four miles north of the Luverne city limits, trooper said.

Investigators said Bees did not appear to be wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. He was pronounced dead at the scene.