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Two people dead in separate vehicle crashes in Texas

One person died and another was injured in a two-vehicle crash near Pace Bend Road and State Highway 71 in western Travis County Thursday morning. A woman died in a head-on crash on State Highway 207 in Carson County Thursday evening.

Where
Pace Bend Road and State Highway 71, western Travis County, and State Highway 207, Carson County
When
October 29, 2026
Sources
Reported by 2 outlets

Counties: Travis Carson

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Who's involved

  • Texas Department of Public Safetyinvestigating agency
  • Austin-Travis County EMSemergency response
  • Travis County Sheriff's Officeinvestigating agency
  • Texas Highway Patrolinvestigating agency

The facts

  • Crash in Travis County reported at about 8:30 a.m. near Pace Bend Road and State Highway 71 involved a commercial motor vehicle and a pickup truck.1
  • Pickup truck driver pronounced dead at scene in Travis County crash; other driver taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.1
  • Carson County head-on crash on State Highway 207 occurred October 29 around 5 p.m.2
  • 2007 Kia Sportage driven by 64-year-old Suzen Dlee Watkins of Panhandle traveling north on State Highway 207 when it attempted to turn left and struck 2019 Ford F-150 traveling south.2
  • Watkins taken to Northwest Texas hospital where she died from her injuries; Ford driver sustained minor injuries.2

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  1. 1 dead, 1 injured in 2-vehicle crash in western Travis County KEYE Not rated, October 29, 2026
  2. 1 woman is dead following a head on crash in Carson County KFDA | NewsChannel 10 Not rated, October 30, 2026

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