Traffic & Transit
2 Austin Pedestrians Fatally Struck By Cars In 30 Minutes' Time
A woman was fatally struck by a vehicle along Loyola Lane on Wednesday evening before a man in his 60s was killed at Airport Boulevard.
AUSTIN, TX — Two pedestrians were killed within 30 minutes of each other after being hit by vehicles on Wednesday night in East Austin, according to medics.
Austin-Travis County EMS medics wrote on Twitter that a man in his 60s was fatally struck by a car as he tried to cross a street along the 1100 block of Airport Boulevard, south of the Oak Springs Drive intersection, at around 7 p.m. Not breathing by the time of medics' arrival, the patient was pronounced dead at the scene by medics.
Just 30 minutes earlier, a woman was killed on Loyola Lane after being hit by a car. Medics made a death pronouncement after reaching the site of that collision where the woman of unspecified age was found on the roadway. The incident occurred at the corner of Loyola Lane and Sandshof Drive.
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No further details were released on either incident. It's unclear if any charges were filed against the drivers involved as a result of the road deaths.
In reporting on the dual tragedies, medics pleaded with motorists to be alert while driving: "Please slow down, eliminate distractions and remain alert while driving in order to appropriately yield to pedestrian traffic."
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#ATCEMSMedics have responded to 2 Auto v Pedestrian Fatality incidents this evening within 30 minutes of each other. Please slow down, eliminate distractions and remain alert while driving in order to appropriately yield to pedestrian traffic. #ArriveAlive
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) January 9, 2020
#ATXTraffic Fatality FINAL: Auto v Pedestrian incident at 1140 block of Airport Blvd; #ATCEMSMedics have obtained a Deceased On Scene pronouncement of an adult male Expect road closures & heavy delays - Slow Down & Remain Alert for @Austin_Police Investigators working in the area
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) January 9, 2020
Multiple #ATCEMS @AustinFireInfo & @Austin_Police assets responding to a reported Auto v Pedestrian incident at 1140 block of Airport Blvd (18:53); Initial reports of "pedestrian not breathing" "in the middle of the street. More to Follow...
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) January 9, 2020
#ATXTraffic Fatality FINAL: Auto v Pedestrian incident at Loyola Ln/Sandshof Dr; #ATCEMSMedics have obtained a Deceased On Scene pronouncement of an adult female. Expect road closures & heavy delays - Slow Down & Remain Alert for @Austin_Police Investigators working in the area.
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) January 9, 2020
Multiple #ATCEMS @AustinFireInfo & @Austin_Police assets responding to a reported Auto v Pedestrian incident at Loyola Ln/Sandshof Dr (18:26); Initial caller reports of "one person laying in the roadway" unconscious with CPR in progress. More to Follow...
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) January 9, 2020
The map above shows the area where a woman was fatally struck by a car at around 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
The first pedestrian killed on Wednesday night was struck while trying to cross a busy stretch of roadway along the 1100 block of Airport Boulevard.
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