Fatal Crash Closes MoPac Expressway Near Steck Avenue in Austin
A fatal crash on the MoPac Expressway near Steck Avenue in Austin, Travis County, Texas, shut down all northbound main lanes and express lanes on the afternoon of Nov. 11, police said. CBS Austin reported that one person was killed and two were injured; the identity of the person killed has not been released. The Austin Police Department said the cause of the crash, in the 8100 block of the highway, remains under investigation.
Drivers were urged to avoid the area while crews cleared the scene, and lanes reopened in stages after the investigation. MoPac is one of Austin's principal north-south freeways, and the Steck Avenue stretch is a regular rush-hour bottleneck.
Source: CBS Austin
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Photo: 图：奥斯汀航拍，MoPac 高速走廊纵贯画面。Joe Mabel 摄，CC BY 3.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: An aerial view of Austin with the MoPac corridor. By Joe Mabel, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
