Crime & Safety
Two Injured In South Austin Two-Vehicle Wreck
Medics responded to wreck along 5100 block of U.S. 290 West near Sunset Valley that left man in his 20s, woman in her 40s injured.
SOUTH AUSTIN, TX ― Two people were hurt Thursday morning in a two-vehicle crash in Southwest Austin, medical personnel said.
Medics responded to the 5100 block of U.S. 290 West near Sunset Valley just after 9 a.m. after a crash involving two vehicles, according to Austin-Travis County EMS. One of the victims had to be extricated after becoming pinned inside one of the vehicles, medics said via Twitter.
A man in his 20s was rushed to St. David's South Austin Medical Center for treatment of serious injuries, medics said. A woman in her 40s also was hospitalized for non-life-threatening injuries, according to EMS officials.
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FINAL vehicle rescue ~5100blk W 290 Hwy Svrd EB (09:06) 2 vehicles, 2 patients, 1 pinned. ~20s male w/serious injuries & 2nd patient ~40s female w/non life threatening injuries both transported to St Davids South Austin. EMS has cleared scene. Watch for crews in area for cleanup
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) March 22, 2018
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