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1 dead, 1 hospitalized after head-on crash in eastern Travis County: ATCEMS

By FOX 7 Austin Digital Team
Published  September 2, 2023 8:21am CDT
Crime and Public Safety
FOX 7 Austin

1 dead after head-on crash on SH 71

One person is dead and another was hospitalized with potentially serious injuries following a head-on crash on SH 71 in eastern Travis County.

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas - One person is dead and another is in the hospital after a head-on crash on SH 71 in eastern Travis County early Saturday morning, according to ATCEMS.

ATCEMS says that medics responded to the crash at around 2:46 a.m. Saturday morning at 4600 E SH 71 going eastbound near Dr. Scott Drive.

Medics pronounced one adult dead at the scene and transported a second adult trauma alert to St. David's South with potentially serious injuries.

Road closures lasted for several hours as crews cleared the scene. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.