Oklahoma City, United States—Two motorists died Saturday morning in a massive multi-vehicle pileup on Interstate 40 after dense fog blanketed the highway and severely impaired driver visibility.
At least six passenger cars and two semi-trucks crashed into one another as vehicles emerged blindly from a thick bank of ground fog. The chain-reaction collision blocked all westbound lanes, sending twisted metal and shattered glass across the asphalt.
State highway patrol troopers, rural fire departments, and emergency medical services rushed to the remote stretch of interstate with heavy rescue gear. First responders utilized hydraulic spreaders to free trapped drivers from crushed cabin spaces.
Paramedics confirmed that two motorists succumbed to severe traumatic injuries at the scene before transport could be arranged. Air ambulances landed on the closed interstate pavement to airlift several critically injured survivors to regional trauma centers.
Meteorological agencies had issued dense fog advisories across the central corridor warning of near-zero visibility conditions during the early morning hours. Transportation officials repeatedly urged motorists to reduce speed and utilize low-beam headlights when entering fog banks.
Collision reconstruction specialists surveyed skid marks and vehicle telemetry data to map the sequence of impacts. Maintenance crews worked for hours using heavy tow trucks to clear wreckage and spilled cargo from the blocked roadway.
State police diverted regional traffic onto alternate secondary routes, creating severe commercial delays throughout the morning. Highway lanes reopened to slow-moving traffic by early afternoon as cleanup operations concluded.
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