2 children taken to hospital following crash in East Austin

AUSTIN, Texas - Two children were taken to a local hospital following a two-vehicle crash in East Austin.

According to Austin-Travis County EMS, around 7:20 p.m., first responders responded to a two-vehicle crash in the 200 block of Bastrop Hwy southbound. 

One child was taken to Dell Children's with critical life-threatening injuries, and another child was taken with potentially serious injuries. 

An adult was also injured, but refused to be taken to a local hospital.

Austin police said there were road closures from Bastrop Hwy to Montopolis and 7th Street eastbound to Bastrop Hwy, but the road was reopened by 10:30 p.m.