Person airlifted to hospital after rollover crash on SH-71 in Bee Cave
BEE CAVE, TX – One person was hospitalized following a pin-in crash on State Highway 71 early this morning, according to information provided by Austin-Travis County EMS.
#ATCEMS & First Responders are on scene of a Vehicle Rescue at 21804 W Sh 71 (01:07). Initial reports of a single vehicle that rolled over, with 1 patient pinned inside. Extrication in progress. Avoid the area or #MoveOverSlowDown. More information to follow. pic.twitter.com/RSUtmealCu
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) March 13, 2022
The crash happened in the Bee Cave area at 21804 W SH-71, near Vail Divide, at 1:07 a.m., when a single vehicle crashed and overturned. One person was then pinned within the wreckage.
After being extricated from the crash, the adult victim was airlifted to Dell Seton Medical Center with severe injuries that were not expected to be life-threatening.
The cause of the crash was not immediately released.
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