Nine people were hospitalized after a car crashed into a food truck in a crash that took place shortly after 8:15 p.m. in Austin, Texas, on Friday night, April 8th. The driver of the vehicle was among the nine people who were taken to the hospital.
Authorities reported that the food truck was pushed into the crowd of pedestrians after the two vehicles collided with each other from the side. Eyewitnesses said the impact occurred like an explosion.
Nine ambulances, two district commanders and other administrative workers responded to the incident, which took place in a popular area near downtown Austin. Austin Emergency Responders confirmed that of the nine casualties, all adults, two were hospitalized with fatal injuries and seven with minor injuries.
THEY DID NOT HEAR THE ACCIDENT
Photos shared on social media showed shocked customers sitting on benches outside the food truck. KVUE correspondent Mike Marut said that the group outside was deaf and hard of hearing, they did not hear about the accident and learned that they were injured.
IT WAS AN ORDINARY FRIDAY EVENING
Police said the roads were not slippery or dangerous due to any weather conditions and it was a normal Friday night.
Eyewitnesses said that a white pickup truck accelerated and hit a turning vehicle, which turned off the road and crashed into the food truck. The white pickup truck then skidded onto the pavement and onto a nearby bike rack.
Sergeant Moore of the Austin Police Department said the drivers of the vehicles had agreed, but it was too early to say whether any charges would be brought.