Highway 290 East Shut Down After Fatal Accident [UPDATED]

Highway 290 eastbound was shut down at Albert Voelker Road on Sunday afternoon following a car accident that left two people dead, Austin authorities said.

Two people were pronounced dead on the scene, according to Austin-Travis County EMS officials, and three other people were taken to the hospital with potentially serious injuries.

Two men perished in the wreck that occurred just before 2 p.m. on Sunday, officials at the Travis County Sheriff's Office and Austin-Travis County EMS officials confirmed.

Two other crash victims -- a woman and a male teenager -- were transported to University Medical Center Brackenridge via STAR Flight helicopter, EMS officials said. A third female victim was transported to the same hospital by ambulance, medics added.

All three patients have sustained serious injuries, EMS officials note.

Manor police detective Craig Struble told the Austin American-Statesman the Ford F150 pickup involved hydroplaned, ending up overturned on the roadway.

The five people inside the truck were all family members. Pronounced dead at the scene were two men, a 24-year-old driver and a 52-year-old passenger. Injured were two women, ages 42 and 20, and a male teenager, 16, the Austin American-Statesman reported.

Highway 290 eastbound was shut down completely at Albert Voelker Road while authorities descended on the scene, EMS said.

The incident occurred in eastern Travis County between Elgin and Manor, a city that is part of the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area located 12 miles northeast of Austin.

No further details were immediately available, including what may have caused the crash. A continuous light rain on Sunday may have likely made the roadway slick, but officials have yet to confirm if that may have contributed to this fatal wreck.

Tony Cantu contributed to this report.