A single vehicle carrying five people crashed Wednesday night near the intersection of Highway 66 and Westminster Road in Arcadia, Oklahoma, injuring everyone inside. Two of the occupants were in critical condition, according to Edmond firefighters, and all five were taken to OU Health for treatment.
Multiple agencies responded to the wreck, which happened on the stretch of Route 66 near the Pops 66 landmark, as reported by News 9. As of Wednesday night, investigators had not released details about what caused the crash, the outlet noted.
Pops 66’s Giant Soda Bottle Towers Over the Crash Site
The crash site sits near Pops 66 Soda Ranch, the roadside attraction at 660 W. Route 66 known for its 66-foot LED-lit soda bottle sculpture, according to TravelOK.com. Opened in 2007 by the late oil executive Aubrey McClendon, the gas station and diner draws nearly 500,000 visitors a year and serves as a focal point for travelers along the historic route.
Less than a mile east of Westminster Road stands the Arcadia Round Barn, built in 1898 and restored in 1992 — the only round barn on Route 66 and a listing on the National Register of Historic Places — per the Oklahoma Route 66 Association. Arcadia itself remains a rural community of fewer than 300 residents, situated about 15 miles northeast of Oklahoma City and six miles east of Interstate 35, according to Road Trip USA.
Edmond Paramedics and OU Health’s Only Level I Trauma Team Take Over
Arcadia sits outside Edmond’s city limits, but the City of Edmond’s fire department provides Advanced Life Support coverage into surrounding unincorporated parts of eastern Oklahoma County, which is why its firefighters were on scene delivering paramedic care. Its apparatus are staffed by certified paramedics capable of immediate advanced life support, per the same city agency…