LAGO VISTA, Texas — A woman was airlifted to a hospital Friday afternoon after she was trapped beneath her own vehicle when it rolled over her, according to Travis County Emergency Services District 1.
Crews responded to a single-vehicle crash at the intersection of Lohman Ford Road and FM 1431, the department said. The vehicle had become disabled, and as the woman attempted to move it out of the lanes of travel, it rolled over and trapped her underneath.
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When crews arrived, they found the vehicle resting against a utility pole, with the patient pinned beneath both the vehicle and a guide wire, according to the department.
Firefighters and EMS personnel stabilized the scene and conducted what officials described as a careful, coordinated extrication to free her while minimizing further injury.
Responders treated the woman before determining she needed rapid transport to a higher level of care, the department said. She was flown to a hospital by STAR Flight. Her injuries were described as non-life-threatening.