AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) — One person has died and several other people were injured Tuesday after a vehicle crashed into an emergency room at a hospital in Austin, Texas, according to authorities.
The car smashed into the ER at St. David’s North Austin Medical Center shortly after 5:30 p.m.
Police confirmed during a Tuesday evening press conference that the person killed in the crash was the driver. Five other people were injured, and four of those individuals were taken to other medical facilities to be treated, authorities said.
Austin-Travis County EMS initially reported that at least 10 people were injured.
Austin police said the crash doesn’t “appear to be an intentional act” based on preliminary information. A media briefing will be held by officials at 8 p.m. CT.
Photos sent to Nexstar’s KXAN show a sedan completely inside the building near an emergency room entrance.
ATCEMS said three people, one adult and two children, were taken to Dell Children’s Medical Center. One child had potentially serious injuries. Another adult and child are being treated for “non life-threatening injuries.”
Another adult was taken to Round Rock Medical Center with potentially serious injuries.
This developing story will be updated as more information becomes available.
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