PIKE COUNTY, AL (WSFA) - Authorities are working the scene of a single vehicle accident involving an 18-wheeler on AL Hwy. 223.

The accident occurred on northbound AL 223 approximately a mile and a half north of Hwy. 29.

An 18-wheeler lost control and overturned in the northbound lane. The driver of the 18-wheeler suffered injuries of an unknown severity to his head.

Currently the northbound lane of Hwy. 223 is closed and authorities are directing traffic through the southbound lane. Motorists in the area should observe caution and expect delays.

PIKE COUNTY, AL (WSFA) - Alabama State Troopers are on the scene of an accident on U.S. 231 in Pike County involving an ambulance that was in the process of transporting a patient.

A Pilcher's Ambulance out of Dothan was traveling with a pregnant female at the time of the accident. Troopers say three people, the pregnant female, the nurse attending to the patient and the ambulance driver, received injuries however none appear to be life threatening.

The female has been transported to a Montgomery hospital to have her injuries evaluated. The nurse and the ambulance driver were transported to Troy Regional for treatment.

The left north-bound lane of U.S. 231 at the 85 mile marker was closed for a short time while troopers worked to clear the accident.

Motorists who refuse to wear their seat belts – beware.  The 2012 national Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement mobilization kicks off May 21 to help save lives by cracking down on those who don’t buckle up. 

The Tallapoosa County Sheriff Department is joining with other state and local law enforcement officers and highway safety advocates across the country to help save more lives by strongly enforcing seat belt laws around the clock.

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2010 nationally, 61 percent of the 10,647 passenger vehicle occupants who were killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes overnight (6 p.m.