Automobile flies off Tulsa bridge onto I-244, injuring 1-year-old not in automotive seat

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A automobile went airborne off a Tulsa bridge early Saturday and crashed the other way up onto an interstate beneath, leaving a 1-year-old baby injured and forcing a freeway shutdown as rescuers rushed to the scene.

Officers responding round 5:08 a.m. close to Southwest Boulevard in Tulsa discovered the automobile overturned on the eastbound lanes of Interstate 244 after it crashed by a fence and fell from an overpass, the Tulsa Police Department stated.

Dispatchers reported listening to a baby crying on the scene.

A 17-year-old driver, an 18-year-old passenger and the 1-year-old baby had been contained in the automotive on the time of the crash, police stated.

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First responders are seen on the website of a automotive wreck on I-244 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Tulsa Police Division)

The 17-year-old didn't cease at a cease signal earlier than he did not make a flip within the slight curve within the street, putting a curb that despatched the automotive airborne over a drainage ditch, police stated.

The drainage ditch and fence are seen after the 17-year-old driver crashed in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Tulsa Police Division)

The automobile then crashed by a barrier and dropped onto the interstate beneath.

A automotive crashed off a bridge and overturned onto Interstate 244 beneath in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Tulsa Police Division)

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Authorities stated the kid was not in a car seat and was injured however is anticipated to get well after being taken to a hospital.

Police bodycam video exhibits the inside of the automotive following the crash in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Tulsa Police Division)