CANADIAN CO. – A woman from Indiana died in a four-vehicle crash on Interstate 40 eastbound Tuesday morning, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
The collision occurred around 6:48 a.m. near mile marker 115. Authorities reported that two vehicles were traveling east in the right lane when a car struck the rear of another vehicle.
One of the vehicles, driven by 50-year-old Joyce Hamblen of Sellersburg, Indiana, left the roadway, rolled over, and came to rest. Hamblen was not wearing a seatbelt and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The initial vehicle was subsequently struck by two other vehicles, driven by a 59-year-old from El Reno and a 50-year-old man from Tulsa. The impact caused the first vehicle to split in two, with all vehicles coming to rest on the inside shoulder.
While the driver of the first vehicle sustained injuries, authorities have not disclosed the extent of those injuries. The drivers and passenger in the third and fourth vehicles were uninjured, according to the report.
The positions of the third and fourth vehicles at the time of the crash are still under investigation.