Crime & Safety
Motorcyclist Hurt In East Austin Crash
Collision between car and bike occurred early Tuesday morning along 1200 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
EAST AUSTIN, TEXAS — A collision between a car and motorcycle led to a patient's hospitalization and road closures early Tuesday.
The incident occurred just before 7 a.m. along the 1200 block of East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard near Interstate 35. When emergency crews arrived, they found the motorcyclist pinned under the vehicle, suffering from potentially serious injuries.
MLK was shut down in both directions for a brief time to accommodate medics and a police investigation before being reopened.
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FINAL ~4400blk N FM 973 RD: Motor vehicle collision with 7 people involved. 6 transports (2 pediatric to Dell Childrens & 4 adults to Dell Seton) all with non life threatening injuries. 1 refusal of EMS transport. EMS has cleared the scene. No further information available.
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) March 25, 2019
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