Vehicle rescue shuts down 183: 1 dead, 3 hospitalized

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Crash on 183 kills 1, injures 3

A crash on 183 killed one person and injured three others near William Cannon on Thursday morning.

One person is dead and three people are hospitalized after a wreck in Southeast Austin.

US Highway 183 was shut down just before 7 a.m. on Thursday when two vehicles crashed near East William Cannon, according to Austin-Travis County EMS.

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Vehicle rescue shuts down US 183

US 183 is shut down at E. William Cannon as crews work to rescue two people pinned in after a crash. FOX 7's Jane Lonsdale has the latest on details and possible alternative routes.

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One person died, another was taken to a hospital with serious injuries, and two others were pinned in.

Crews spent more than an hour rescuing them from the wreck. Austin firefighters had to use heavy lifting techniques to free them.

Both were taken to a hospital, one by STAR Flight and the other by ambulance.