Four Killed In Oklahoma When Tractor-Trailer Hits Van

Four members of a Texas college softball team were killed after a tractor-trailer crossed the center median and collided with the team’s van Friday night just south of Turner Falls, authorities said.

Oklahoma Highway Patrol Capt. Ronnie Hampton said three young women — all members of the North Central Texas College softball team — died at the scene following the accident that happened on Interstate 35 about 9 p.m. Friday. A fourth woman died at a hospital.

It was not immediately known how many people were on the bus. None of the victims have been identified.

The softball team was returning to North Central Texas College in Gainseville after playing a scrimmage with Southern Nazarene University in Bethany earlier Friday.

Hampton said the van’s driver — who also is the coach of the softball team — declined treatment at the scene and escaped without serious injury. The driver of the tractor-trailer was taken to a hospital for treatment and is expected to survive.