Crime & Safety
4 Hurt In North Austin Bus-Car Collision
Incident along East 53rd Street at Duval just after 3 p.m. leads to hospitalization of four adult patients and street closures.
NORTH AUSTIN, TEXAS — A Capital Metro bus collided with a vehicle on Monday, sending four people to the hospital.
The incident along East 53rd Street at Duval Street just after 3 p.m., according to Austin-Travis County EMS medics. Four adult patients were transported to Dell Seton Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, medics said via Twitter.
According to the Austin Fire Department, the driver of a pickup truck involved in the collision, the bus driver and two passengers on the bus were injured. Five other bus passengers declined treatment. The impact of the crash caused the bus to strike a nearby house that, while unoccupied at the time, resulted in displacement of its occupants after the utilities were cut off, fire officials said.
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Final 5300 Duval. Collision between Capital Metro Bus and pickup truck caused bus to crash into house. Driver of pickup truck and bus driver along with two bus passengers transported by @ATCEMS 5 other bus Passengers declines transport. 5 people were at house when 1/2
— Austin Fire Info (@AustinFireInfo) March 18, 2019
5300 Duval 2/2 when collision occurred. No one at the house was injured but all five occupants will be displaced due to damage to house and the necessity to cut off utilities. All will be staying with friends or family.
— Austin Fire Info (@AustinFireInfo) March 18, 2019
Traffic was delayed in the area for an extended period of time to accommodate a police investigation and road cleanup. Duval was shut down, according to police, and a portion of 53rd Street also was closed to traffic.
Officers on scene of crash involving a Cap Metro Bus and a vehicle at E 53rd St. and Duval. Duval is shut down and a portion of 53rd street is closed. please avoid the area, expect delays. #ATXtraffic -PIO2
— Austin Police Dept (@Austin_Police) March 18, 2019
FINAL: Auto v Bus v Residence incident at E 53rd St/Duval St; 4 adult patients transported to Dell Seton Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. Expect heavy delays in the area for scene clean-up. Slow down and watch for responders still working in the area.
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) March 18, 2019
UPDATE 2: Auto v Bus v Residence incident at E 53rd St/Duval St; #ATCEMS Command advising 15 total persons were involved in the incident and evaluated by #ATCEMSMedics & @AustinFireInfo responders, with only 4 patients requiring/requesting transport. More to Follow...
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) March 18, 2019
Multiple #ATCEMS @AustinFireInfo & @Austin_Police assets responding to a collision with reports of multiple vehicles involved including a Cap Metro Bus into a residence at E 53rd St/Duval St(15:00); Unknown number of patients or severity of injuries. More to Follow..
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) March 18, 2019
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