Head-On Collision Kills One Person In Southwest OKC

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Monday, September 19th 2011, 3:28 pm

By: News 9

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OKLAHOMA CITY -- A head-on collision in Southwest Oklahoma City kills one person.

It happened just before 9:00 a.m. Monday morning along S.W. 44th Street.

According to police, the driver of a pickup truck drifted into oncoming traffic and hit a semi.

Police said the driver of the semi tried to swerve and ran into a concrete barrier, but couldn't miss the pickup.

The man driving the pickup was thrown from the vehicle and died at the scene. The semi driver wasn't hurt.

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