2 kids, 1 adult hospitalized after crash on I-35 service road
Crash on I-35 frontage road injures 2 children
Two children and an adult have been hospitalized after a crash on the I-35 service road at Woodward Street.
AUSTIN, Texas - Two children and an adult have been hospitalized after a crash on the I-35 service road at Woodward Street.
The crash caused multiple shutdowns in the area, but the roadway has been reopened.
What we know:
Austin police said at around 8 a.m. that I-35 at Woodward Street and around the Ben White area was shut down due to a crash with serious injuries.
STARFlight was called to the scene.
At around 8:45 a.m., APD updated saying that the south I-35 service road was shut down to Ben White Boulevard.
3 injured in crash on I-35 service road
Two kids and an adult were involved in a crash on the I-35 service road Wednesday morning. The kids were critically injured and taken to Dell Children's. (Courtesy: Citizen App)
The entire northbound I-35 service road and Ben White westbound intersection and the turnaround from the south I-35 service road to the north I-35 service road were also shut down.
ATCEMS reported minutes later that it had taken three people to the hospital.
Two kids in critical condition were taken to Dell Children's and one adult was taken to St. David's South Austin with serious, but not life-threatening injuries.
APD reported just before 12 p.m. that the roadway had reopened.
What we don't know:
It is currently unclear what led to the crash. We also do not know how many vehicles were involved in the crash.
There is construction in the area per DriveTexas.
The Source: Information in this report comes from the Austin Police Department and ATCEMS