1 Dead After Head-On Collision Near Okarche

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol responded to a crash that left one person dead Tuesday morning northeast of Concho.

Troopers said the crash happened at around 1:05 a.m. on Highway 81 near North 164th Street.

OHP Trooper Eric Foster said the road was closed for four hours as a result of the crash.

OHP said a semitruck collided with a car head-on resulting in the car catching fire.

The car had three people inside, one of which was killed as a result of the crash. The other two people inside the vehicle had to be flown by helicopter to nearby hospitals.

The driver of the semitruck was also injured, and transported to the hospital as well.