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1 dead and 2 injured in accident in Kay County

One person was killed and two others were injured in an accident in Kay County on Monday.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said that at approximately 8:18 a.m., a vehicle carrying three juveniles and an 18-year-old man was involved in a crash involving three pedestrians in the southbound lanes of I-35 near Tonkawa.

OHP confirmed that none of the vehicle’s occupants were injured.

One of the pedestrians, 19-year-old Jacob Matuszczak, was pronounced dead at the scene by Tonkawa Fire Department, OHP said.

A second pedestrian was taken to a hospital in Wichita, Kansas, and was listed in critical condition, according to OHP.

The third pedestrian was also taken to a hospital in Wichita, Kansas, but was treated and released, OHP confirmed.

OHP says the cause of the crash is still under investigation.

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