News: Two hospitalized, one dead after rollover crash near Colorado River in Austin
AUSTIN, TX – A rollover collision claimed the life of one and seriously injured two near the Colorado River Friday.
ATCEMS responded to the 800 block of East Riverside Drive before 5:30 p.m. Only one vehicle was involved.
Rollover Collision at 800 blk E Riverside Dr (x-street Alameda Dr, 17:23). #ATCEMS & @austinfireinfo are on scene of a rollover collision w/ 1 vehicle & 2 patients involved, one was ejected from the vehicle & is down an embankment. Avoid the area if possible, more info to follow. pic.twitter.com/7GCcNoaoQG
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) November 4, 2022
For reasons unknown, the vehicle overturned. The impact of the crash ejected one person from the car. As a result, the person was extracted and transported to Dell Seton Medical Center for serious injuries.
A pedestrian was hit by the car and also hospitalized for serious, potentially life-threatening injuries.
Another person succumbed to their injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The cause of Friday’s crash, and the victims’ names, have not been released.
No further information is available.
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