Woman Injured in East Austin Pedestrian Crash at Comal Street and East 5th Street

East Austin, Texas (February 18, 2018) — A female pedestrian in her 30s was hospitalized after she was struck by a Capital Metro train in East Austin Saturday night, police said.
The incident happened at around 10:30 p.m. Saturday, February 17, near Comal Street and East 5th Street, near the Plaza Saltillo mixed-use real estate development.
Police said the woman was struck by the train which had many passengers onboard.
The victim sustained serious, life-threatening injuries and was taken to Dell Seton Medical Center for treatment.
No one else was injured in the crash, as per the report.
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