THONKAWA, Oklahoma – Three men were killed when the vehicle they were in was hit by a tractor-trailer in northern Oklahoma late Friday, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
Nicholas Nair, 20, of Denton, Texas; Gavin Short, 19, of Gracelake, Illinois; and 22-year-old Drake Brooks of Evansville, Indiana, died in the crash shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Friday, according to an OHP report.
The three were in a vehicle driven south by Nair on Interstate 35 when the vehicle was flown by a seaplane to Tonkawa, about 85 miles (137 kilometers) north of Oklahoma City, the report said.
The vehicle took off and then returned to the interstate, where it was hit by a southern tow truck, according to OHP.
The driver was taken to hospital, where he received medical treatment and was released, OHP reported.
The report says it rained during the crash and the road was wet.
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