Car crashes into Texas emergency room leaving 1 dead, 5 injured. Here’s what we know

At least one person is dead and five others are injured after a vehicle drove into the St. David’s North Austin Medical Center emergency room in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday evening, according to first responders.

Here’s what we know.

What happened at St. David’s?

At 5:38 p.m. local time Tuesday evening, a vehicle dove into the north entrance of St. David’s emergency room. The incident appeared to be unintentional, with no ongoing threat to the public, the Austin Police Department stated in a Facebook post shortly after.

What happened to the driver?

The driver died at the scene after being extricated from the vehicle, Austin-Travis County EMS Chief Robert Luckritz said at a press conference. Medics attempted to perform CPR on the driver, said Thayer Smith, assistant chief of the Austin Fire Department.

Despite life-saving measures, the driver died on the scene. It remains unclear if the driver died of injuries related to the accident or if the individual experienced a medical emergency that prompted the accident.

The identity of the driver has yet to be disclosed to the public.

More on the incident: At least 1 dead, 5 injured after vehicle drives into St. David’s ER in North Austin

5 injured, including two children

Following a media brief at 8 p.m. Tuesday, the Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services made a Facebook post with further details.

ATCEMS confirmed a total of five people were injured in the accident. Four were transported by ATCEMS, and one was treated in the emergency department on-site:

• 1 treated on-site
• 1 child transported to a pediatric acute care hospital with critical injuries
• 1 adult and 1 child transported to a pediatric acute care hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries
• 1 adult transported a short distance north to St. David’s Round Rock with serious, potentially life-threatening injuries

Eight other patients not involved in the incident were transported by an ATCEMS ambulance bus to reduce strain on St. David’s in North Austin.

Is St. David’s ER still open?

The affected emergency department temporarily closed to ambulance transports Tuesday night but remained open to walk-in emergency patients. There appears to be no structural damage to the building.

The medical center reopened as usual Wednesday morning, according to KVUE.

Gov. Abbott offers ‘Texas’ full support’

Governor Greg Abbott responded to the incident on X, formerly known as Twitter.

See photos from the scene at St. David’s North Austin Medical Center