The Alabama Highway Patrol said the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van that Stone was traveling in overturned on Interstate 65 early Saturday before being hit by a 2021 Freightliner Cascadia truck. Stone was pronounced dead at the scene, the highway patrol said in a statement.

The BriefThe city of Stockbridge honored singer Angie Stone after her death in a crash on an Alabama Highway over the weekend.Stone was a resident of the city and played there multiple times.The City Council and mayor presented one of Stone's family members the proclamation during a meeting on Monday night.

The family of Angie Stone has released an official statement days after the R&B singer was tragically killed in a car accident. According to Atlanta News First, her daughter Diamond, son Michael, and extended family shared a message through Atlanta-based Weems Firm and requested that fans keep the musician’s “legacy alive.