A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 10:22 a.m. Saturday, July 12, has claimed the life of a Gaylesville juvenile.

The 6-year-old was fatally injured when the 1999 GMC C1500 pick up, that the child was a passenger in, left the roadway, and struck a culvert. After the initial impact, the GMC went airborne and then struck a tree.

The juvenile was pronounced deceased at the scene of the crash by the Cherokee County Coroner’s Office personnel. The driver of the GMC, Brandon T. Cobb, 25, of Sand Rock, was also injured and transported to Floyd Atrium Hospital in Rome, Ga., for treatment.

The crash occurred on Cherokee County 275 near Cherokee County, near Little River Canyon Mouth Park, approximately 10 miles north of Leesburg.

Nothing further is available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.

Tucker’s Chapel Fire, Atrium Floyd EMS, and Cherokee County Rescue Squad responded.