AUSTIN (KXAN) — A pedestrian was critically injured after being hit by a car in south Austin early Sunday morning.

Austin-Travis County EMS said it happened at the intersection of South Lamar Boulevard and West Gibson Street around 12:15 a.m.

Medics took one person to Dell Seton Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.

Drivers were told to expect delays in the area at the time of the crash.