UPDATE [4:30 p.m.]: According to Austin-Travis Co. EMS, the man in his 60s was driving a truck when he experienced a medical issue, causing him to collide with a Capital Metro bus.
The identity of the man has not yet been released nor has his condition.
ORIGINAL STORY
AUSTIN, Texas — A man in his 60s* was involved in an accident South Austin, according to Austin-Travis Co. EMS.
Officials were called to the scene around 2:50 p.m. of the 6900 block of Manchaca Road at Ben White Boulevard. After arriving, the man was transported to South Austin Hospital with critical life-threatening medical condition, per ATCEMS.
Austin police onscene temporarily shut down the southbound lanes of Manchaca, but have since reopened them.
*Originally, officials reported the accident as an auto vs. pedestrian, but later corrected after assessing the scene.
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