Pedestrian hit and killed on Turner Turnpike, OHP says

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) says an accident has claimed the life of one person in a collision on the Turner Turnpike.

OHP confirms the incident occurred around 2:00 a.m. Thursday morning on the Turner Turnpike WB at mile marker 192 in Creek County. Authorities say, a 2016 Freightliner tractor was travelling westbound on the Turner Turnpike as a pedestrian was crossing the turnpike and was struck.

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The Creek County Sheriff’s Office pronounced the subject deceased on the scene due to injuries sustained in the collision.

Police say the name is being withheld pending notification of kin.

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