MARION COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) — A man was killed in a crash while evading police in Marion County early Friday morning, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency reports.

Joshua Cosby, 35, was critically injured when the Toyota Tacoma he was driving struck an embankment and overturned on Marion County 62 near Slaughter Pen Road. He was transported to Lakeland Community Hospital in Haleyville, where he was pronounced dead.

The crash occurred around 1:50 a.m., roughly a mile north of Haleyville. According to the ALEA, Cosby was attempting to elude a Haleyville police officer moments before the crash.

No further information is available as the ALEA continues to investigate the crash.