Head-on collision in Fultondale leaves one man dead

A Gardendale man was killed after a head-on collision in Fultondale, authorities said today.The accident happened at 5:05 a.m. Monday on Republic Road between Fulton Drive and Carson Road.Phillip Bailey, 59, was pronounced dead at the scene, said Jefferson County Deputy Coroner Phillip Russell.Authorities said Bailey was traveling along Republic Road in his 1972 Chevrolet C-10 pickup truck when he crossed the center line and collided with an oncoming car.