Driver fatally collides with man in wheelchair in north Tulsa

TULSA, OK – A driver struck and killed a man in an electric wheelchair near M.L.K. Jr Blvd and E 35th Pl N on Monday, according to FOX 23.

A person was driving an S.U.V. north when they hit a 74-year-old man in an electric wheelchair who was heading south in the northbound lanes around 7:30 a.m.

First responders pronounced the victim dead at the scene.

Following the collision, the driver remained at the scene and cooperated with authorities.

The Tulsa Police Department is investigating the incident.

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