11 injured when car crashes into food truck in Austin

Authorities said Friday night 11 people were injured when a vehicle rammed pedestrians at a food truck in Austin, Texas.

Two people are believed to have potentially life-threatening injuries, according to the Austin-Travis County EMS.

Christa Stedman, a spokeswoman for the agency, said at least two other people were seriously injured. Two others were slashed and scratched and refused treatment or transportation.

“At least nine patients were transferred to local hospitals with varying degrees of injuries,” the agency said. tweeted.

The crash near Butler subway park happened after two cars collided at a nearby intersection, sending one person into a crowd near a food truck, Stedman said.

One of the drivers involved in the collision was hospitalized, she said. The other refused treatment.

“One of the vehicles was pushed into a group of pedestrians,” Stedman said.

A police sergeant at a news conference Friday night said the victims were standing in front of a food truck in an area lined with food trucks and eateries.

Footage from NBC affiliate scene KXAN in Austin shows a bent Scion tC next to a mobile caterer called Holla! Thai Ice Cream Mode. A dented Ford F-250 pickup was nearby.

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