AUSTIN, TX — One person was critically injured Tuesday evening after a vehicle crash near the East Oak Hill area in southwest Austin, according to Austin-Travis County EMS (ATCEMS).
#ATCEMS & @AustinFireInfo are on scene of a Vehicle Rescue at Southwest Pkwy / Boston Ln (18:23). #ATCEMSMedics on scene reporting a single patient that was “entrapped,” has since been extricated & declared a Trauma Alert. Expect #ATXTraffic delays in the area, more to follow.
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) August 31, 2021
The accident took place near the intersection of Southwest Parkway and Boston Lane and was first reported by ATCEMS at 6:36 p.m.
EMS and Austin Fire crews were dispatched to the scene for a rescue extrication after receiving reports of one victim trapped in a vehicle.
After the victim was removed, they were transported to St. David’s South Austin Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.
FINAL Vehicle Rescue at Southwest Pkwy / Boston Ln: #ATCEMSMedics have transported an adult patient to St. David’s South Austin Medical Center with critical, life threatening injuries. No other information available, EMS clearing scene.
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) August 31, 2021
No further details have been disclosed confirming the number of vehicles involved.
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