1 dead, 2 injured after car crashes into gate near Circuit of the Americas
DEL VALLE, TX – One person was killed and another two were injured as a result of a car crash near the Circuit of the Americas in Del Valle yesterday morning, according to Austin-Travis County EMS.
Multiple assets responding to a reported vehicle rescue 9514-9549 Circuit Of The Americas Blvd (05:13) 911 caller reporting single vehicle vs gate with 3-4 patients in vehicle (some reported unconscious) with pinnin. More information to follow.
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) August 14, 2021
The collision happened around 5:13 a.m. when a car collided with a gate near 9514 Circuit of the Americas Boulevard, resulting in at least one person being pinned within the wreckage.
One person was pronounced dead at the scene.
After being extricated from the wreckage, one person was taken to St. David’s South with critical, life-threatening wounds.
A third victim was being evaluated for hospital transport, and their condition was not immediately available.
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