Driver hospitalized from rollover crash in Austin
AUSTIN, TX – A driver was hospitalized for life-threatening injuries after their car flipped over Saturday night.
ATCEMS said the collision happened around 8 pm at the 9200 block of Metric Boulevard. For some unknown reason, the driver swerved off the road and came crashing into a retention basin. The car rolled over, and the driver got trapped.
Vehicle Rescue at ~9200 Metric Blvd (x-street Rundberg, 20:01). #ATCEMS & @AustinFireInfo are on scene of a collision involving 1 vehicle that went off the roadway into a retention pond, w/1 patient pinned in the vehicle. Extrication in progress, more information to follow. pic.twitter.com/7mk0vkeDhE
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) July 30, 2022
Emergency responders were able to get the driver out. The victim was taken to Dell Seton Medical Center.
No additional details about Saturday’s crash were reported.
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