Five people, including two of whom are children, were taken to the hospital Monday evening following a crash in North Austin, according to emergency officials.
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A 60-year-old woman was seriously injured and flown to an Austin hospital Friday afternoon after a train-vehicle collision near Wilson Street in Bastrop, police said.
Assistant Police Chief Vicky Steffanic said officers responded to the crash near Wilson and Persimmon streets about 2 p.m. Friday.
The woman, who has not publicly been identified, was driving a Jeep Cherokee and reportedly drove around the railroad crossing gates as a train was approaching, Steffanic said. The woman “sustained serious injuries and was flown to Dell Seton, Austin,” Steffanic said. No other injuries were reported.
A multi-car train with Union Pacific markings sat parked on the railroad crossing near the intersection of Wilson Street and Hawthorn Street while the Jeep laid on its side with its roof separated several yards from the road on Friday afternoon as police and firefighters investigated and cleared the crash.
A person was hospitalized Wednesday following a motorcycle crash in downtown Austin, according to emergency officials.
Austin-Travis County EMS medics responded to a call regarding a crash between a motorcycle and a car near the corner of San Jacinto Boulevard and 5th Street. EMS officials got a call about the crash around 5:35 p.m. Wednesday.
EMS officials said one person was taken to Dell Seton Medical Center with potentially serious injuries.
Two people were hospitalized Wednesday afternoon after they fell about 12 feet at a construction site in downtown Austin, according to local emergency officials.
Austin-Travis County EMS officials said they received a call about the incident, which occurred near the intersection of East 17th and Brazos streets, around 2:51 p.m. Wednesday.
The two people, who were identified as adults, were taken to Dell Seton Medical Center to be treated for their injuries.
No further information was available Wednesday.