5 injured, 1 killed in early morning South Austin Crash

AUSTIN, TX – Austin-Travis County officials responded to a deadly crash in South Austin that resulted in five hospitalizations and one death.

According to the Austin-Travis County EMS Twitter page, the incident occurred at about 2:30 a.m. on the 2800 block of Farm to Market 1327 Road. Upon their arrival at the scene, medics had to work extremely hard to free one victim who was trapped in a vehicle and assist others who suffered injuries in the crash.

Five victims were taken to area hospitals via ambulance; the sixth was pronounced dead by the time STARflight arrived at the scene.

This story is still developing. We will continue monitoring the situation and provide any details regarding what may have caused the crash as soon as they are available.

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