Crash Stops Eastbound Traffic On Will Rogers Turnpike Near Vinita

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CRAIG COUNTY, Oklahoma -

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says at least one person was flown to the hospital following a multi-vehicle crash on the Will Rogers Turnpike east of Vinita Wednesday afternoon.

Troopers say four semis and a car were involved in 2:35 p.m. crash 

Because of the crash, the OHP shutdown the eastbound lanes of the turnpike.  Eastbound traffic was forced to exit at Vinita.  The highway was reopened about an hour and a half later.

Neither the cause of the crash nor the severity of injuries has been released.