NORTH AUSTIN, TX – A 6-vehicle wreck, which included a semi-truck, sent four adults and one child to local hospitals Friday, Austin Travis County Emergency Medical Services said.
Major Collision at 1000 S IH 35 NB (10:56). #ATCEMS & @AustinFireInfo are on scene of a multi-vehicle collision involving a semi-truck. #ATCEMSMedics reporting 13 people involved with 9 patients needing transport. Expect major #ATXTraffic delays in the area, more info to follow. pic.twitter.com/2VyppsUyjD
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) May 17, 2024
This collision happened before 11 a.m. in the 1000 block of northbound Interstate Highway 35.
An ambulance took the four adults and one child to Dell Seton Medical Center and Dell Children’s for treatment of minor injuries. The Austin Fire Department was also summoned to the scene and confirmed that nine others were evaluated. Out of all these evaluated, five were uninjured, and four (who appeared to have sustained some physical harm) declined to be taken to a hospital.
Authorities have not released other information at this time.
Updates will be posted as more details surface.
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