AUSTIN, Texas — A 9-year-old girl was killed in a two-vehicle crash on the I-35 service road in Southeast Austin on Wednesday morning.
The collision occurred around 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. A Jeep Compass with a driver and two juvenile passengers was involved with a Tesla Cybertruck carrying one driver.
Both juvenile passengers from the Jeep were transported to a hospital, where Lilliana Segura was pronounced dead. The other child remains hospitalized in critical condition. The drivers of both vehicles were also taken to hospitals for treatment, police said.
Authorities reported that the Jeep was heading north while the Tesla was traveling west. The cause of the crash is still under investigation, with both drivers cooperating with police. Authorities noted that neither driver was intoxicated at the time of the incident.
This incident marks Austin's 56th fatal crash of the year. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact 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.