Driver crashes through fence on I-40
Midwest City firefighters rescued a woman after a crash near I-40 and Town Center Dr. in Midwest City on March 23. Photo by Jeff Harrison
A driver was hospitalized this afternoon after a vehicle crashed through a fence on Interstate 40 near Midwest City’s Town Center Plaza.
The crash happened about 2:44 p.m.
Officials said a Ford Explorer was traveling westbound on I-40 and departed the roadway near the Town Center Dr. exit. The vehicle struck a light pole and a chain link fence along the highway, before hitting a tree near the Midwest City Tourism Information Center, 7200 SE 29th St.
Firefighters used extraction tools to free the woman from the vehicle. She was then rushed to a nearby hospital. Her condition was not released.
Midwest City police, firefighters and Oklahoma Highway Patrol were on the scene.
Midwest City firefighters rescued a woman after a crash near I-40 and Town Center Dr. in Midwest City on March 23. Photo by Jeff Harrison
Midwest City police and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol investigate the scene of a crash near I-40 and Town Center Dr. in Midwest City on March 23. Photo by Jeff Harrison
