Four vehicles were involved in an accident at the intersection of 50th Street and I-27 on Wednesday afternoon.
The accident was reported around 5:50 p.m., police said.
A male was trapped in a vehicle, according to police. Lubbock Fire Rescue extracted him, and he was transported to University Medical Center.
The male suffered serious injuries, police said.
Below is a news release from the Lubbock Police Department:
Lubbock Police Officers were called to the intersection of 50th Street and Interstate-27 just after 5:50 p.m. Wednesday, July 11th following reports of an accident with injuries.
Upon arrival, officers located a victim trapped in a pick-up truck. Members of Lubbock Fire Rescue worked to extract the victim from the vehicle. Once free, the driver was transported to UMC with serious injuries.
At this time it appears the pick-up was traveling northbound on the access road, when the pick-up struck another vehicle which was stopped at the stop light. The vehicle which was struck then collided into two additional vehicles which were also at the stop light. No other injuries were reported.
All lanes of traffic are once again open.
The investigation into what may have caused the crash is on-going.
