TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, no one is injured after a pilot had to make an emergency landing on the Cimarron Turnpike Saturday morning.
Troopers say at 9:44 a.m., CRCC received reports of a downed aircraft on the Cimarron Turnpike in the eastbound lane at mile marker 29.5.
After emergency crews arrived on scene, it was determined that it was an emergency landing, not a crash.
There were no reported injuries.
Law enforcement is still investigating what caused the emergency landing.
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation says the outside eastbound lane is closed and traffic may be intermittently stopped while crews work to remove the plane from the roadway.
ODOT says to expect delays until the wrecker carrying the plane exits the turnpike.