Video shows how quickly a distracted driver caused a 9-car pileup

OKLAHOMA CITY – It only took one distracted driver to cause a traffic accident involving nine cars. oklahoma state highway dash cam footage is being shown this week.

The dashcam video came from a truck involved in the crash near Oklahoma City, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

In the video clip, a white pickup truck can be seen maneuvering halfway to avoid hitting the car in front of the truck. The truck did not stop in time to avoid the accident. The pickup first hit the vehicle in front of it, then hit the passenger side of the minivan. It ripped the wheel in half and crashed into other cars.

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“The white pickup strikes the lead SUV and then flips over, striking the semi and crushing the semi’s passenger side wheel causing the driver of the semi to lose control,” the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said. he said.

Luckily, only two people were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, troopers said. It could have been worse, they warned.

“We need drivers to be careful and look at the road while driving,” they said.