AUSTIN, Texas – Authorities in Austin say 11 people have been taken to the hospital following a violent incident involving a food truck and another vehicle Friday night.
According to information shared on the Austin-Travis County EMS Twitter, the collision took place just after 8:15 p.m. in the 1800 block of Barton Springs Road.
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#ATCEMS is on scene of a Major Collision involving multiple vehicles & pedestrians at 1800 Barton Springs Rd (20:18). #ATCEMSMedics on scene reporting 2 vehicles involved, 1 collided into a food truck & multiple pedestrians. Current patient count is 8, w/ 2 Trauma Alerts. MTF... pic.twitter.com/WGgMzdWfqe
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) April 9, 2022
Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services tweeted that two of the victims sustained potential life-threatening injuries. Seven others sustained non-life-threatening injuries requiring medical evaluation. The other two didn’t require hospitalization.
Jennifer Dunn, an employee at a nearby restaurant, told The Associated Press that a group of 25 people had just left to get ice cream at a food truck a few feet away when patrons inside the restaurant heard a loud boom.
Dunn said several members of the group then ran back inside injured and asking for help. Dunn said she and others ran to the scene where several people, including the drivers, appeared severely hurt.
“We work in the restaurant industry, so we are used to helping,” Dunn said. “I have been doing this for a long (time), so have the servers and we just wanted to help.”
Initial details were limited however the 11 people who were injured in the collision were transported to the hospital with “various degrees of injury.”
The collision occurred in a popular area near downtown Austin where there are frequently several food carts stationed.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.