AUSTIN, TX – According to a tweet from the Austin-Travis County EMS, one person was killed last night in a pedestrian crash on South Congress Avenue.

#ATXTrafficFatality FINAL: Auto v Pedestrian incident at the ~7400 blk of S Congress Ave: #ATCEMSMedics have obtained a Deceased On Scene pronouncement of 1 adult. Expect continued road closures & traffic delays & please remain alert for investigators working in the area.

— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) December 31, 2020

The crash took place south of William Cannon Drive at around 6:21 p.m. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

Emergency responders closed the road to traffic while they investigated.

Few details are available at this time. This story will be updated if new details on the incident are reported.

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