AUSTIN, TX – Two people went to the hospital late Wednesday morning after a collision involving two vehicles along the highway in southwest Austin, reports ATCEMS.
Vehicle rescue 13500 blk E US 290 EB (11:24) reported two vehicle collision with one rolled over on its roof in a ditch. One patient pinned, extrication in progress. Avoid the area. More information to follow. pic.twitter.com/O7HHwQsg9w
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) July 12, 2023
The incident happened at 11:24 a.m. in the area of 13500 E US-290 eastbound, which is west of Oak Hill and near the intersection with Sawyer Ranch Road.
FINAL Vehicle rescue 13500 blk E US 290 EB: 2 adult trauma alert patients transported to Dell Seton with potentially serious injuries. (Extrication of patient & photo credit by @tcesd12) pic.twitter.com/M4EOQPty1P
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) July 12, 2023
The cause of the crash is still unclear, but police say that one of the two vehicles overturned, and one of the occupants became pinned in the wreckage.
Medics worked to extricate one person. They then transported two adults on trauma alert to Dell Seton Medical Center.
A full investigation is underway.
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