AUSTIN (KXAN) — At least five people were taken to the hospital after a 26-vehicle pileup on State Highway 45 in northwest Austin Thursday morning.
Austin-Travis County EMS said first responders were called out to the scene at about 8:20 a.m. The pileup took place on an overpass near Farm to Market Road 620, the agency said.
ATCEMS declared a “trauma alert” for one person, who was taken to St. David’s Round Rock Medical Center.
Four ambulances were assigned to the crash. ATCEMS tweeted at 9:45 a.m. that first responders were attempting to extract people who were trapped in their cars. Four other people, whose injuries are expected to be non-life-threatening, were also taken to St. David’s Round Rock.
In the agency’s final update, ATCEMS reported in all, 32 people were involved.
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Cars being towed from a 26-car pileup on the overpass on eastbound N. State Highway 45 near Farm to Market Road 620. on Feb. 11, 2021 (KXAN Photo/Julie Karam) -
Cars being towed from a 26 car pileup on the overpass on eastbound N. State Highway 45 near Farm to Market Road 620. on Feb. 11, 2021 (KXAN Photo/Julie Karam)
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