Tulsa, OK : 5-year-old girl killed in Craig County crash on Sunday, 14th August, 2016
A 5-year-old girl died after being ejected about 24 feet from a car during a collision Sunday morning in Craig County, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
A 16-year-old male driving a 2010 Dodge Nitro was reportedly southbound on County Road South 4410, about 2½ miles west and one mile north of Welch when the collision occurred. The driver failed to yield when entering an intersection shortly before 10 a.m., striking the rear driver’s side of a 2000 Ford Explorer traveling eastbound on County Road East 90, according to an OHP news release.
The Explorer rolled, ejecting three child passengers before coming to rest, according to the release.
A 5-year-old girl in the Ford, who was from Miami, Oklahoma, was pronounced dead on the scene from massive injuries, according to the release. She was taken to the Thomas Funeral Home in Welch.
A 6-year-old girl, also from Miami, was ejected about 20 feet from the Ford at the point of impact. She was taken to Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa in poor condition with head, arm, leg, trunk internal and trunk external injuries, according to the release.
A 9-year-old girl, also from Miami, was taken to Saint Francis Hospital after being ejected about 20 feet from the vehicle, according to the release. She was treated for head, arm, leg, trunk internal and trunk external injuries and released.
The driver of the Ford, 50-year-old Robert Thulin of Welch, was not injured.
The driver of the Dodge also was uninjured.
Both drivers were properly wearing seat belts, according to the release. The 5-year-old girl was strapped into a child restraint but it was not secured to the vehicle, and the other children were not wearing seat belts, the release states.
The OHP determined the crash was caused by the driver of the Dodge failing to yield to the vehicle on his right.
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5-year-old girl killed in Craig County crash Sunday morning