GARVIN COUNTY, Okla. (KOKH) — An Oklahoma City man died Thursday in a fiery crash on northbound I-35 in Garvin County.
Emergency crews responded to the accident shortly after 4 p.m. Investigators with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported that traffic was stopped in the outside lane due to congestion from a prior incident.
Authorities said 26-year-old Uriel Rea Martinez failed to slow down and collided with the rear of another vehicle. The force of the impact caused both vehicles to become fully engulfed in flames.
Martinez succumbed to his injuries at the scene. No additional injuries have been reported.
The incident prompted lane closures as crews worked to extinguish the fire and clear the wreckage. The crash remains under investigation.