TULSA - Oklahoma Highway Patrol and EMSA responded to a crash on the southwest corned of the IDL in downtown Tulsa Monday evening.
The Tulsa Fire Department says two vehicles and a semi were involved in the crash.
According to OHP, a truck driver swerved to avoid hitting two cars that were involved in a crash after a vehicle attempted to back up on the highway.
OHP rescued the driver from the semi shortly after 5 Monday evening.
A driver was stuck inside tanker for more than an hour after car accident. He's ok @KJRH2HD @TulsaFire #tulsa pic.twitter.com/KVtV0swwTf
— Gitzel Puente (@gitzelpuenteTV) May 23, 2016
The highway was shut down for over four hours.
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