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In a dramatic incident early Saturday, a vehicle launched off a bridge in Tulsa and landed upside down on the interstate below, injuring a one-year-old child and prompting a temporary closure of the highway as emergency crews responded swiftly to the scene.
The Tulsa Police Department reported that officers arrived at the site around 5:08 a.m. near Southwest Boulevard, discovering the vehicle overturned in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 244. The car had crashed through a fence and plummeted from an overpass.
Dispatchers noted that they could hear a child crying upon their arrival at the accident scene.
Inside the vehicle were a 17-year-old driver, an 18-year-old passenger, and the young child, according to police reports.
Images from the Tulsa Police Department show first responders working at the crash scene on Interstate 244 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday, April 11, 2026.
The 17-year-old did not stop at a stop sign before he failed to make a turn in the slight curve in the road, striking a curb that sent the car airborne over a drainage ditch, police said.
The drainage ditch and fence are seen after the 17-year-old driver crashed in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Tulsa Police Department)
The vehicle then crashed through a barrier and dropped onto the interstate below.
A car crashed off a bridge and overturned onto Interstate 244 below in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Tulsa Police Department)
Authorities said the child was not in a car seat and was injured but is expected to recover after being taken to a hospital.
Police bodycam video shows the interior of the car following the crash in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Tulsa Police Department)
Police and highway patrol officers shut down lanes of the interstate to allow firefighters and EMS crews to reach the wreckage.
The crash remains under investigation, and charges against the driver are possible.
Officials are asking anyone who witnessed the crash to contact Tulsa police.
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