A Fayette man was killed when his vehicle struck a ditch on Wednesday.
Alabama State Troopers said 52-year-old Johnny Wayne Nichols was driving his 2000 Chevrolet truck on Alabama Highway 171 when his vehicle left the road near the 28 mile marker at 12:12 p.m. Troopers said Nichols was not wearing a seat belt and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Additional information about the wreck was not released because the accident remains under investigation.