Crime & Safety
4 Adults, 2 Children Hurt In North Austin Wreck
Two-car collision Friday night occurred along northbound lane of Research Boulevard at Oak Knoll Drive just before 10 p.m.
NORTH AUSTIN, TX — Four adults and two children were hurt in a vehicle accident in the northwest part of the city on Friday, officials said.
The collision occurred along the northbound lane of Research Boulevard at Oak Knoll Drive just before 10 p.m., according to Austin-Travis County EMS officials. A female victim suffered potentially critical injuries in the Friday night wreck while the other victims sustained potentially serious injuries, medics said.
Some of the patients had to be extricated from the vehicle in which they were traveling after the two-car collision that sparked a rollover. The pediatric patients involved in the accident were transported to Dell Children's Medical Center for treatment of their injuries while the adult victims were taken to Round Rock Medical Center.
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FINAL Oak Knoll Dr / Research Blvd Svrd Nb-2 veh collision with rollover/pin in. 3 adults and 2 pediatric patients in 1 veh. 1 adult in second veh. All adult transported to RRMC w/potentially serious injuries. Avoid area for clean up and investigation. Expect delays.
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) January 13, 2018
UPDATE Oak Knoll Dr / Research Blvd Svrd Nb- 2 pediatric patients, trauma alerts to Dell Children's Medical Center w/potentially serious injuries. 1 adult female with potentially critical injuries. All patients have been extricated. More to follow.
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) January 13, 2018
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