Seven individuals were injured last Thursday night after a collision involving two McCallum High School buses and a sedan in Central Austin, as per KVUE. The incident occurred after the students, part of the school's band, were returning from the Taco Shack Bowl game at House Park. Austin ISD communicated the details to community members in a letter the following morning.
AFD responding to a vehicle rescue alarm in the 2900 block of N Lamar Blvd. Initial caller reporting 2 vehicle head on collision with 1 person trapped. AFD on scene investigating. Avoid the area #ATXTraffic pic.twitter.com/S2hsCE0u22
— Austin Fire Info (@AustinFireInfo) August 30, 2024
Emerging on the scene close to 11:30 p.m. at the 2900 block of N. Lamar Blvd., Austin Fire Department (AFD) crews attended to reports of a person trapped inside a vehicle. It was then confirmed that the sedan had crashed into the band's bus, prompting the AFD to remove the car's door to safely extricate the trapped individual. According to KVUE, the sedan's adult driver was taken to Dell Seton Medical Center with potentially serious injuries.
On-site evaluations by the Austin Travis County Emergency Medical Services (ATCEMS) determined that five students and one driver sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Principal Andy Baxa assured families that despite the on-site treatment of the injured, "No students or staff required transport by EMS," as he stated in his letter covered by CBS Austin. Following the incident, drivers were advised to temporarily avoid the area.
