Crime & Safety
Nine Patients, Including 3 Kids, Hurt In Southeast Austin Crash
Traffic crash occurred along the 8200 block of Burleson Road in Southeast Austin early Sunday morning just before 3 a.m.
AUSTIN, TX — Nine people — including three children — were injured in a South Austin pin-in collision resulting from a traffic crash involving multiple vehicles, emergency officials said.
The traffic crash occurred along the 8200 block of Burleson Road in Southeast Austin early Sunday morning just before 3 a.m., according to Austin-Travis County EMS medics. All told, nine patients were transported to the hospital, including one with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The other crash victims were hospitalized for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
Multiple #ATCEMS & @AustinFireInfo assets responding to reported Pin-in collision at the ~8200 block of Burleson Rd (01:36); Initial unconfirmed reports of multiple vehicles involved and multiple persons pinned. More to Follow...
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) June 24, 2018
FINAL: Pin-in collision at the ~8200 block of Burleson Rd; 9 total patients, 6 adults & 3 pediatric. 1 adult declared Trauma Alert w/serious, not expected to be life-threatening injuries, All other patients transported to area hospitals with non-life threatening injuries.
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) June 24, 2018
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