Lawton , OK : 11 - Years old boy killed and four others injured after their vehicle hit an ice patch and striking a guardrail on Monday Morning , February 16th 2015

Police say an 11-year-old boy is dead and four others are injured after their vehicle hit an ice patch, striking a guardrail and rolling over at least once.

A Lawton police spokesman says the pickup truck on Monday morning was traveling north on Interstate 44 near Lawton when the vehicle hit an icy spot on a bridge. The spokesman says the driver then lost control of the truck and hit a guardrail.

The child was ejected from the truck through a side window. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The boy's mother was driving the vehicle and was taken to a local hospital for minor injuries. Three other passengers, including a 21-year-old man, a 19-year-old woman and a 3-year-old boy, also were taken to the hospital for minor injuries.


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1 dead, 4 injured after vehicle hits ice patch, rolls over at least once near Lawton