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Massive Texas Crash Involving 17 Cars Leaves 5 DEAD Including A Baby and Child

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An infant and a baby were among the five people killed in a massive 17-vehicle crash that took place in Austin, Texas on Thursday night.

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According to reports from local media outlets, the child and infant were found dead with three adults in the massive pile-up as per reports from KXAN.

Source: Fox 4

Another 12 people were injured including three kids as per the Texas police.

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The crash entailed some semi-trucks and it left several people pinned inside their vehicles as per the Austin Travis County EMS.

Source: The Independent

The incident was labeled incredibly chaotic and it was spread out over a 10th of a mile as per the Austin-Travis County EMS Captain Christa Stedman who spoke to CBS Austin on this matter.

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The crash took place at the Interstate 35 just after 11:20 pm. The cops shut down all southbound lanes of the interstate while emergency workers tend to the victims and worked hard to clear this debris. All lanes were shut down for a few hours as the authorities advised against driving in the area as they expected more delays.

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