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Female Teen Leaps From Poteau OK Highway Overpass Into Oncoming Traffic Friday

POTEAU, OK. (THECOUNT) — Poteau, Oklahoma officials are responding after a female teen jumped from a highway bridge into oncoming traffic Friday near Poteau.

Crews have landed a helicopter on Highway 112 in Poteau after a teenager jumped off of a bridge into oncoming traffic.

The store is located at, 3108 N Broadway St in Poteau, OK.

According to LeFlore County Sheriff’s Office, traffic is blocked after crews landed a helicopter onto Highway 112 to give aide to the teenage girl.

First responders were trying to get to the teen but she jumped before they were able to. She was hit by a car immediately after she jumped.

The helicopter landed on the highway just before 3:30 p.m. Friday (Dec. 27).

The incident happened at the intersection of Highway 59 and Highway 112 near Walmart in Poteau.

The condition of the victim is unknown at this time.

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Geo quick facts: Poteau is a city in, and county seat of, Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 8,520 as of the 2010 census – Wikipedia.

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