Crash near Austin airport sends one to the hospital: ATCEMS

1 injured in crash near Austin airport

One person is fighting for their life after a three-car crash in southeast Austin.

AUSTIN, Texas - A person is in the hospital after a three-vehicle crash near the airport early Saturday morning, according to Austin-Travis County EMS.

Medics responded to a three-vehicle collision at 2406 S Hwy 183 next to the airport at approximately 2:40 a.m. Saturday morning.

Medics initially reported one patient was pinned in their vehicle, and that medics declared the patient a trauma alert.

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AFD assisted in extricating the patient, who was taken to St. David's South Austin Medical center with serious, potentially life-threatening injuries.