Pedestrian injured in crash on E William Cannon Drive just east of I-35

AUSTIN, TX – According to a tweet from the Austin Travis County EMS, a pedestrian has been injured in a crash on E William Cannon Drive just east of I-35.

FINAL vehicle vs pedestrian collision 1901 E William Cannon Dr: #ATCEMSMedics have transported 1 patient with critical life threatening injuries to St. David’s South Austin. EMS no longer on scene. No further information is available.

— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) April 29, 2021

The incident took place at around 5:45 p.m. last night. The victim was knocked unconscious and declared a trauma alert. They were hospitalized with critical life-threatening injuries.

This post will be updated if new details emerge.

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