Tragic Car Crash at Austin Medical Center: One Dead, Several Injured

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The chief medical officer of the Austin Medical Center said that a car crashed into the emergency room on Tuesday night, leaving one person dead and at least five others injured.

According to Austin Fire Department spokesperson Thayer Smith, one passenger in the automobile was saved from the collision, which happened around 5:30 p.m., and given CPR; however, the person passed away at the scene. According to Peter DeYoung, Chief Medical Officer of the hospital, the driver was the one who passed away.

Two critically ill adults and a toddler were among the four casualties who were sent to different hospitals. The adult’s injuries were possibly fatal, according to Capt. Christa Stedman of Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services, while the youngster in critical condition received injuries that may have killed them.

According to DeYoung, one patient was admitted to St. David’s North Austin Medical Center, where the collision happened in the emergency room lobby.

At least 11 persons were hurt in the collision, according to a Facebook post made earlier on Tuesday night by Austin-Travis County EMS personnel.

DeYoung added that eight hospitalized patients who had not been hurt in the car accident were being sent to different facilities.

Following the collision, Austin police posted on social media, saying, “There is no threat to the general public.” “It does not appear that this incident was the result of intentional action, based on the preliminary information and details gathered thus far.”

Tuesday night, Stephen Hughes was waiting for his wife to emerge from surgery at the hospital when there was a tremendous noise. Hughes discovered a moment later that a car had collided into the emergency department.

Hughes told CNN, “At first, I thought it was an explosion.” “After that, I noticed smoke emanating from the ER entrance and heard screaming.”

People can be seen racing through the emergency room lobby in the terrified footage, which also features the vehicle’s tires squealing.

Hughes reported that hospital personnel promptly started attending to the injured after bystanders were removed from the scene.

Although there was not much structural damage, DeYoung noted that the hospital was only accepting walk-ins for the emergency room on Tuesday night and that ambulances were being diverted to other locations.

We will be updating this story as it develops.

Steve Almasy of CNN contributed to this article.