TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas — One person died and another was hurt in a two-vehicle crash near Pace Bend Road and State Highway 71 in western Travis County Thursday morning, officials said.
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The crash was reported at about 8:30 a.m. in the 1300 block of South Pace Bend Road, according to Austin-Travis County EMS.
The Texas Department of Public Safety said it involved a commercial motor vehicle and a pickup truck.
Medics pronounced the driver of the pickup dead at the scene, EMS said. The other driver was taken to St. David’s South Austin Medical Center with injuries that were not life-threatening.
The Travis County Sheriff’s Office said the crash would take hours to clear and urged drivers to find another route.