An investigation is ongoing into an accident that has claimed two lives in west Alabama.

Kip Cade, age 34 of Thomasville and Leonard Pace, age 30, of Coffeeville were both killed in the one-vehicle crash.

It happened around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday on Hwy. 69, 14 miles north of Coffeeville.

A preliminary investigation reveals that the vehicle, which Cade was driving, left the roadway, struck a tree and caught fire. The Alabama Highway Patrol is investigating.