A pedestrian was left with critical, life-threatening injuries Tuesday afternoon after being struck by a vehicle in north Austin. Austin-Travis County EMS responded to the 700 block of West Longspur Boulevard just before 2 p.m., rushing the patient to a nearby trauma center as traffic backed up around the scene.
Medics responded to 701 W. Longspur Blvd., according to CBS Austin, which reported that the patient was transported to Dell Seton Medical Center with critical injuries, per ATCEMS. Drivers were told to expect delays in the area and to avoid it if possible while crews worked the scene.
Second North Austin Pedestrian Crash in Weeks
Tuesday's collision comes just weeks after another North Austin pedestrian was killed in a separate incident on North Lamar Boulevard. In that Oct. 13 crash, officers responded to the 10400 block of North Lamar Boulevard around 8:15 p.m. after a vehicle struck a pedestrian, who was pronounced dead at the scene, the same outlet's report noted. The driver in that case remained at the scene, was not found to be impaired, and was cooperating with the investigation, per the report.
That October crash marked Austin's 66th fatal collision of 2026, resulting in 67 deaths citywide, according to the same account. At the same point in 2025, the city had recorded 76 fatal crashes resulting in 80 deaths, the report said.
Citywide Crash Trends Mixed on Pedestrian Safety
The city's own data paints a complicated picture of road safety heading into the end of the year. Preliminary figures cited by the City of Austin show that Austin recorded 99 traffic fatalities and 301 serious injuries in 2025, with fatalities up 2% from 2024 even as serious injuries fell 28%, producing an overall 22% drop in the most severe crashes. That same report states pedestrian outcomes improved notably.
Separately, a pedestrian safety audit noted by the City of Austin found that reducing long distances between pedestrian crossings remains a challenge for city staff. Residents can track crash patterns by month, year, mode of transportation, and location through the Vision Zero crash data viewer, which the city maintains as part of its broader road safety tracking.
No further details on the cause of Tuesday's crash or the pedestrian's condition were immediately available.
