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Wheelchair user killed in early-morning crash near Southeast 42nd and Shields

A man in a wheelchair died after a vehicle struck him in the roadway in southeast Oklahoma City Tuesday morning. Police said the driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation.

Wheelchair user killed in early-morning crash near Southeast 42nd and Shields
A man in a wheelchair died Tuesday morning after being struck by a vehicle near Southeast 42nd Street and South Shields Boulevard in Oklahoma City, police said. Officers were dispatched to the area around 6:50 a.m. for a welfare check. They determined that the call involved a crash with the man in the roadway, according to police. His identity had not been released as of Tuesday morning. Police said the driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with investigators. Authorities had not released further details about how the crash happened. The collision was the second pedestrian-involved crash reported in Oklahoma City on Tuesday. The earlier crash occurred near Reno Avenue and Rockwell Avenue.

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