A 16-year-old Tulsa student died Monday, Nov. 9, after a school vehicle collided with a semi-truck on the Turner Turnpike near Chandler.

The Suburban was carrying seven Daniel Webster High School students and one teacher back to Tulsa from the Oklahoma Association of Student Councils (OASC) state convention held in Norman, according to Tulsa Public Schools officials.

The crash happened around 12:45 p.m. in the eastbound lanes near mile marker 170 in Lincoln County, according to an Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) collision report. OHP told KJRH the semi-truck was merging onto the turnpike from a travel plaza when the vehicles collided.

According to the OHP collision report published by KOCO, the Suburban hit the rear-left corner of the semi-trailer. The impact sent the Suburban into a clockwise spin, and the vehicle rolled an undetermined number of times before landing on its left side, facing west.

Multiple ambulances and a medical helicopter responded to the scene.

OHP Lt. Mark Southall said several people were trapped in the vehicle after the crash. Two students were ejected, though OHP said everyone inside had been wearing seatbelts. Troopers said the crash caused the seatbelts to become compromised, according to KOCO.

Initial reports on Nov. 9 indicated all seven surviving occupants were hospitalized in critical condition, according to Lt. Southall. By the following day, Tulsa Public Schools said all but one student had been released. OHP said the faculty member was not injured.

The semi-truck driver was not injured and is cooperating with investigators, according to Lt. Southall. He said it was too early to determine whether anyone was at fault.

The student was identified as 16-year-old Aleena King according to OHP troopers. The OHP collision report described the victim only as a 16-year-old Tulsa resident. On Monday evening, TPS Superintendent Dr. Ebony Johnson said in a statement that the student was female, according to KJRH.

The students were juniors and seniors, according to Tulsa Public Schools. Earlier on Nov. 9, the Webster High School Student Council had shared a social media post about attending the state convention, KJRH reported. Condolences from other schools filled the comments after the crash.

Tulsa Public Schools canceled its Board of Education meeting scheduled for Nov. 9 and said support teams would be at Webster High School starting Nov. 10. The district directed families to COPES crisis support at 918-744-4800.

The crash shut down the Turner Turnpike, with OHP rerouting eastbound traffic at mile marker 168.

State Rep. Jim Shaw, whose district includes the stretch of turnpike where the crash occurred, called for a closer examination of roadway safety near Chandler, according to KOCO. The outlet reported that in November 2025, OHP investigated 22 crashes along the full turnpike in just 18 days, with semi-trucks involved in 55% of those incidents.

OHP's investigation into the crash is ongoing.