This weekend is homecoming for Oklahoma State. The football team is scheduled to play the Kansas Jayhawks at 3:30 this afternoon, but there will now be a cloud hanging over the entire university after an incident that took place this morning.
According to police, a woman has been arrested after driving her vehicle into a crowd of people gathered for the Oklahoma State homecoming parade. Sadly, there have been three deaths reported, 10 critically injured and 27 airlifted to hospitals. There has been no word as to what caused the accident.
OHP tells us the car crashed into the OSU Homecoming crowd at Hall of Fame and Duck in Stillwater. https://t.co/OdIiCT9iO4
— News On 6 (@NewsOn6) October 24, 2015
BREAKING: Multiple people hurt after vehicle drives into crowd at OSU parade in Stillwater, OK pic.twitter.com/fPh8FwpAfv
— Rusty Surette (@KBTXRusty) October 24, 2015
Oklahoma State University is saddened by the tragic parade incident earlier this morning. Our thoughts & prayers are with those affected.
— Oklahoma State Univ. (@okstate) October 24, 2015
Such saddening news on what is supposed to be one of the most exciting weekends of the year for the university.
Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected.
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