Man Dies After Two-Car Collision In South Austin

SOUTH AUSTIN, TX — A driver perished Saturday evening after a two-vehicle pin-in collision in South Austin, emergency officials said.

The accident occurred some 20 minutes before 7 p.m. at the intersection of Felter Lane and Burleson Road, near the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, according to Austin-Travis County EMS officials. Fire Department crews had to extricate a person from a vehicle with the jaws of life, EMS medics noted in a tweet.

A man in his 20s who had been pinned to the vehicle died later at St. David's South Austin Medical Center after succumbing to his injuries, police officials told the Austin American-Statesman. The other driver, a female victim, was transported to the hospital but with non-life-threatening injuries.

The roadway was shut down for an extended period of time while emergency officials investigated and cleared the scene.

The accident occurred between two four-door sedans, officials said, although it's unclear what caused it. The entire day was marked by rainfall, and the roads were slick but police haven't attributed that as the cause of the wreck.

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