Crime & Safety
3 Seriously Injured In Traffic Wreck Along FM 973
Crash along 3500 block of road early Sunday left 2 men with potentially serious injuries and a woman with critical, life-threatening. ones.
NORTH AUSTIN, TEXAS — Three people were seriously hurt early Sunday in a traffic collision along FM 973, according to Austin medics.
Austin-Travis County EMS officials were called to the 3500 block of North FM 973 just after 3 a.m., where they found crash victims pinned to a vehicle. Two male patients in their 20s and 30s were transported to a hospital with potentially serious injuries while a woman in her 20s sustained critical, life-threatening injuries, medics said via Twitter.
It's unclear what may have caused the traffic wreck. No further details were disclosed.
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Farm to Market 973 begins at U.S. 183 southeast of Austin, near Mutant Ridge, meandering generally to the northeast and enters Austin. There, it intersects with SH 71 near the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, continuing to skirt the eastern Austin city limits and crossing the SH 130 toll road before entering Manor and intersecting with U.S. 290. The road then continues north into Williamson County, reaching its northern end point at U.S. 79 in Taylor.
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Multiple assets on scene & responding to a vehicle rescue ~3500blk N FM 973 RD (02:54) #ATCEMS reporting 1 patient ~20s female pinned, declared trauma alert, extrication in progress, 2 additional patients also being evaluated. More information to follow.
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) November 25, 2018
UPDATE vehicle rescue ~3500blk N FM 973 Rd: #ATCEMS declared trauma alerts for additional 2 patients also. One is an ~20s male & other is ~30s male. Extrication of the pinned female patient continues. Males being prepped for transport to the hospital. More information to follow.
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) November 25, 2018
UPDATE2 vehicle rescue ~3500blk N FM 973 Rd: Pinned female patient has been extricated. All patients being prepped for transport to the hospital at this time. Likely hospital destination for all three patients will be Dell Medical Center. More information to follow.
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) November 25, 2018
FINAL vehicle rescue ~3500blk N FM 973 Rd: ~20s & ~30s males transported St Davids South with potentially serious injuries. Pinned ~20s female transported Dell Medical Center with critical life threatening injuries. EMS clear the scene. No further info. Expect closures in area.
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) November 25, 2018
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