Traffic & Transit
3 Hurt After Car Slams Into Pole In Austin
The incident occurred at around 7:20 p.m. along the eastbound 7500 block of SH 45 West on Saturday evening along SH 45.
AUSTIN, TX — Three people were hospitalized — including two with life-threatening injuries — after the vehicle they were traveling in crashed into a pole on Saturday night.
The incident occurred at around 7:20 p.m. along the eastbound 7500 block of SH 45 West. According to Austin-Travis County EMS medics, the collision left two of the car's occupants with injuries that were described as critical and life-threatening. A third patient sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
FINAL: Auto v Pole pin-in at ~7500 S SH 45 W EB; 3 total patients, 2 transported to SAMC with critical life-threatening injuries & 1 with non-life-threatening injuries. Expect continued #ATXTraffic closures & signal outages. Remain alert for investigators working in the area.
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) April 26, 2020
No further details were released.
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