1 person dead after car crashes into ravine from southeast OKC turnpike, firefighters say

Firefighters pulled a car from a ravine at Southeast 59th Street and Kickapoo Turnpike after a deadly crash in southeast Oklahoma City.

Firefighters pulled a car from a ravine at Southeast 59th Street and Kickapoo Turnpike after a deadly crash in southeast Oklahoma City.

A person died after their car crashed into a ravine in southeast Oklahoma City on Monday, officials said.

The car was being pulled out of a ravine after crashing off the Kickapoo Turnpike near Southeast 59th Street at about 10:45 a.m. One person died in the crash, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

Firefighters with the Oklahoma City Fire Department were called to the scene to help lift the car out of the ravine.

Troopers said only one vehicle was involved in the crash, and that car only had one person inside. It wasn't clear what caused the crash.

Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers were investigating the scene.