AUSTIN, Texas — Austin police are working to identify a pedestrian who was fatally struck by a vehicle on South Congress Tuesday night.
Officers responded to a motor vehicle and pedestrian collision just south of Sheraton Avenue at 10:22 p.m.
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APD and Austin Fire Department personnel attempted life-saving measures on the man who was hit, but he was pronounced dead on the scene. The driver of the vehicle remained at the crash site and cooperated with the investigation.
The incident marks Austin’s 40th fatal crash of 2026, resulting in 40 fatalities.