Semi-truck driver fatally collides with bridge on the Turner Turnpike

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – A semi-truck driver died after hitting a bridge on the Turner Turnpike near I-35 on Thursday, according to KOCO.

A 77-year-old man was driving a Kenworth semi-truck east on the Turner Turnpike when he strayed off the road and slammed into a bridge around 10:20 a.m.

Rescue crews pronounced the driver dead at the scene.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol is investigating the incident.

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