News: Child and adult killed in rollover crash on Mopac service rd
AUSTIN, TX – A child and an adult were killed in a rollover crash on the Mopac Expressway service road this morning, according to details provided by Austin-Travis County EMS.
#ATCEMSMedics & @AustinFireInfo on scene Scofield Ridge Pkwy / N Mopac Expy Svrd Sb (10:30) Reported collision with rollover, possible ejection, & CPR in progress. Expect #ATXTraffic delays/closures. #MoveOverSlowDown if in area. More information to follow. pic.twitter.com/KJMwocYrxn— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) January 11, 2022
The crash happened on Scofield Ridge Parkway near the N Mopac Expy service rd at 10:30 a.m. and involved at least one vehicle that overturned. At least one person may have been ejected during the crash.
Despite the use of CPR to revive them, an adult and a child were pronounced dead at the scene.
A third victim refused transport to the hospital.
No further details are available on the cause of the crash at this point.
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