ATOKA COUNTY, Okla. (KTEN) òòò½ÊÓƵ” Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers said heavy rainfall contributed toòòò½ÊÓƵa crash that killed two teenagers involving five vehicles just south of Tushka, Oklahoma, on Thursday morning.
Traffic was halted for southbound motorists on US 69/75 around 6:20 a.m.òòò½ÊÓƵafter the chain-reaction accident near the intersection with Old Highway.
"A northbound vehicle that appeared to have lost control on the very heavy rain event that we was having," explained OHP Capt. Scott Hampton. "They crossed the center median and then was struck by a southbound vehicle."
The impact of the crash ejected Brinlee Farris from Wylie, Texas, the driver of the northbound Jeep, and one of her passengers, Hannah Zebraski of Aubrey, Texas. Both 18-year-olds were pronounced dead at the scene.
OHP said a 16-year-old girl in the Jeep and a 63-year-old woman in another vehicle were hospitalized with unspecified injuries.
When KTEN arrived, an 18-wheeler was being towed along with a car on another tow truck.
"Two were pronounced at the scene and will be taken by the medical examiner's office for further examination," Hampton said.
One passenger was airlifted to a hospital in Texas for treatment of injuries.
US 69/75 was shut down for almost three-and a-half hours after the crash.
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