1 dead, 1 critically injured in overnight crash on SH 71
One person died and another was critically injured in a crash on State Highway 71 near the Travis and Bastrop County line overnight, according to Austin-Travis County EMS.
TRAVIS COUNTY (KXAN) -- One person died and another was critically injured in a crash on State Highway 71 near the Travis and Bastrop County line overnight, according to Austin-Travis County EMS.
ATCEMS posted on X at 12:36 a.m. that medics were responding to a vehicle rollover on the eastbound side of the highway, between the 5546-5552 blocks. The post said CPR was in progress for one person and another person was trapped in the vehicle.
In an update, ATCEMS said the trapped person was taken out of the vehicle and declared a trauma alert then taken to St. David's South with critical, life-threatening injuries.
The other person was pronounced dead on the scene of the crash, according to a final update from ATCEMS.