AUSTIN, Texas — A 9-year-old girl, identified as Lilliana Segura, died following a two-vehicle crash on the I-35 service road in Southeast Austin on Wednesday morning.
The accident occurred 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 collision involved a Jeep Compass, carrying a driver and two juvenile passengers, and a Tesla Cybertruck with one driver.
Both juvenile passengers from the Jeep were transported to a hospital, where Segura was later pronounced dead. The other child remains in critical condition, while both drivers were also taken to hospitals for treatment, police said.
Preliminary investigations indicate the Jeep was traveling north on the I-35 service road, and the Tesla was moving westbound on East Ben White Boulevard. Authorities are investigating the cause of the collision, and both drivers are cooperating with the investigation, with no signs of intoxication reported.
This incident marks Austin's 56th fatal crash of 2023. Anyone with additional information is encouraged to contact the APD's Vehicular Homicide Unit at 512-974-8111 or submit a tip to Capital Area Crime Stoppers at austincrimestoppers.org or via phone at 512-472-8477.