One person injured in pedestrian accident on Lamar Blvd

AUSTIN, TX – A pedestrian was taken to the hospital after being struck by a vehicle in north Austin last night, according to the Austin-Travis County EMS.

#ATCEMS, @AustinFireInfo , & @Austin_Police on scene 7600-7999 N Lamar Blvd NB (19:19) #ATCEMSMedics have declared a trauma alert for an adult patient from an auto vs pedestrian collision. Transport will be Dell Seton. #MoveOverSlowDown More information to follow.

— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) January 16, 2021

The accident occurred in the 7600 block of N Lamar Boulevard at 7:19 p.m., when an adult pedestrian was struck by an undisclosed vehicle.

The victim, who has yet to be publicly identified, was declared a trauma alert, and taken to Dell Seton Hospital for the treatment of potentially serious wounds.

The driver was not reported as injured.

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