Multi-vehicle accident claims life of Yukon man

POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY, Okla. (KOKH) — Officials are investigating a multi-vehicle accident that claimed the life of one person and left several people injured in Pottawatomie County.

Around 1:30 p.m. on June 23, emergency crews were called to an accident along US 177 and Summerwood Lane in Pottawatomie County.

Investigators say a southbound vehicle was attempting to make a left-hand turn and stopped to wait for northbound traffic when an unidentified vehicle passed the turning vehicle on the right shoulder. As that vehicle moved out of the way, a dump truck heading southbound couldn’t stop and entered a broad slide…

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