A fatal incident occurred on SH 71 in Bastrop on Saturday morning, where a woman was struck and killed by a vehicle. CBS Austin reports that the Bastrop Police Department and Fire Department were dispatched to the scene at 11:29 a.m. Attempts were made to revive the woman, but tragically, she succumbed to her injuries on site.
Despite the efforts of emergency crews who performed CPR on the woman attempting to cross the eastbound main lanes, her life was claimed by the accident. According to FOX 7 Austin, there were no reported injuries to the driver of the vehicle that struck her, and no other injuries or damages have been reported.
The investigation into the crash remains active, but the police have not released any additional information about the victim pending notification of next of kin. The area of SH 71 where the accident occurred was closed for two hours, but traffic resumed after the investigation on-site was concluded.
As traffic was redirected around the crash scene, eastbound SH 71 was shut down at the intersection with TX 304. The site, having become the scene of sudden death, was reopened later on, the road reclaiming its place in the routines of myriad travelers. The Bastrop community awaits further details as the ongoing investigation seeks to understand fully what transpired on that fateful Saturday morning.
