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I-35 near Ardmore closed for more than seven hours after semitrailer overturns
A tractor-trailer crossed the grassy median and overturned near mile marker 37, sending its trailer into oncoming traffic. No one was injured, but both directions of I-35 were shut down Sunday evening.
A tractor-trailer overturned on Interstate 35 near Ardmore on Sunday, sending its trailer across the roadway and narrowly missing a pickup truck, according to dash camera footage of the crash.
The truck crossed the grassy median near mile marker 37 before rolling onto its side. The trailer swung into oncoming traffic, forcing drivers to swerve. One pickup came within inches of being hit, the footage shows.
The crash closed both northbound and southbound lanes from about 3:30 p.m. until 10:45 p.m. — more than seven hours. No injuries were reported.
The closure affected a stretch of I-35 near Ardmore, a major north-south route through southern Oklahoma. The cause of the crash was not reported.