Child injured, 1 dead after two-vehicle crash near COTA

1 dead, child injured in SE Travis Co. crash

One person is dead and a child is in the hospital after a crash early this morning in southeast Travis County.

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas - A child has been hospitalized and another person is dead after a two-vehicle crash near Circuit of the Americas early Sunday morning.

Officials with the Travis County Sheriff's Office, ATCEMS and Texas DPS responded to the crash just after 5:30 a.m. on FM 812 near COTA Boulevard.

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One person was pronounced dead at the scene and a child was taken to Dell Children's with potentially serious injuries. A third person refused transport, says ATCEMS.

TCSO said road and lane closures would be necessary for the next several hours as of 6:46 a.m.