Crime & Safety
Pedestrian Struck By Cap Metro Train In East Austin
Incident occurred near Comal and East 5th streets just after 10:30 p.m. Saturday near the Plaza Saltillo mixed-use real estate development.
EAST AUSTIN, TX — A pedestrian sustained life-threatening injuries Saturday night after being hit by a Capital Metro train in East Austin.
Described as a woman in her 30s, the victim was rushed to Dell Seton Medical Center with serious injuries that are potentially life-threatening, Austin-Travis County EMS officials wrote on Twitter. The incident occurred near Comal Street and East 5th Street just after 10:30 p.m. near the Plaza Saltillo mixed-use real estate development.
Cap Metro officials later confirmed a dozen passengers were on the train at the time of the collision. None of the passengers on the train were injured, according to Cap Metro officials.
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No further details were provided.
FINAL: Train v Pedestrian at Comal Street/E 5th Street; #ATCEMSMedics have transported an approximate 30's year old Female to Dell Seton Medical Center with serious, potentially life-threatening injuries. No other information available
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) February 18, 2018
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