Highway pileup kills 2 Saturday

STAFF REPORTS Two people were killed and several others injured in a multi-vehicle crash at U.S. 290 East and Texas 95 South over the weekend, police said.

Authorities were called to the intersection about 6:53 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, where a T-bone collision reportedly triggered the pileup. Elgin Fire Department, Acadian EMS and two medevac helicopters responded to the scene.

Three patients were taken to Austin hospitals, where two were pronounced dead.