Austin – Five, including a Child, Injured in Two Vehicle Collision on West Gate Boulevard
Posted on Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019 at 2:11 am
At least five people suffered from various injuries after two cars collided on West Gate Boulevard, last Thursday morning.
At around 8:50 a.m., a fatal car accident that occurred at the intersection of West Gate Boulevard and South Lamar Boulevard was reported. According to initial reports, two cars, for yet unknown reasons, collided with each other. A child was pinned and had to be extricated from the wreckage by Austin-Travis County EMS as a result of the collision. He was rushed to a local hospital, along with an injured man, with potentially life-threatening injuries.
Three more victims were transported to an area hospital for treatment. They reportedly sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
No further details are available at this time.
The crash remains under investigation.
We would like to express our deepest sympathies to the friends and families of the injured victims. We pray for their full recovery as we hope that the Austin Police Department will do everything to bring those responsible to justice.
Injuries caused by vehicle collisions can vary from crash to crash. Some injuries may heal within a span of days while others could paralyze a victim’s body for a month. The most commonly known car accident injuries include neck and chest and head and back injuries. Broken and ligament damages are also quite common.
Sometimes, a car accident can cause serious injuries to multiple parties—and filing a claim can get complicated. To make sure your claim is successful, you need to gather supporting evidence and documents that can back up your claim. It could be a detailed account of the accident you are involved in or documents indicating the extent of injuries you sustained. These may include a video or photograph of the scene, police reports, and medical records, to name a few.
