AUSTIN, Texas — A 9-year-old girl has been identified as the victim of a two-vehicle crash on the I-35 service road in Southeast Austin, which occurred Wednesday morning.
The incident took place at approximately 7:41 a.m. at the intersection of the South I-35 northbound service road and the East State Highway 71 westbound service road, according to the Austin Police Department. The crash involved a Jeep Compass with a driver and two juvenile passengers, and a Tesla Cybertruck with a single driver.
Both juvenile passengers from the Jeep were transported to a local hospital, where Lilliana Segura was pronounced dead. The other child remains hospitalized in critical condition. The drivers of both vehicles have also been admitted to hospitals for treatment, authorities said.
Authorities confirmed the Jeep was heading north on the I-35 service road, while the Tesla was traveling west on East Ben White Boulevard. Investigators are currently working to establish the cause of the collision.
Both drivers are cooperating with the investigation, and authorities reported that neither driver was intoxicated at the time of the crash. This incident marks Austin's 56th fatal crash of 2026.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the APD's Vehicular Homicide Unit at 512-974-8111 or submit an anonymous tip to Capital Area Crime Stoppers at austincrimestoppers.org or by calling 512-472-8477.