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A motorcyclist is in the hospital after falling 25 feet from an overpass.
Austin-Travis County EMS responded to the accident around 12:45 p.m. Thursday on South Interstate 35 in Onion Creek.
EMS says a man on a motorcycle heading northbound on I-35 struck a guard rail on the overpass and fell 25 feet.
First responders say the man has non-life theatening injuries and was taken to University Medical Center Brackenridge.
An Army combat medic was first on the scene and administered first aid before EMS arrived.
Icy roads have caused more than 200 crashes around Central Texas.
Police said Tuesday morning that they have responded to 260 crashes since midnight. About 137 of those happened after 7 a.m. Chief Art Acevedo says it appears about 40 wrecks are happening every hour. Two patrol units were reportedly rear-ended.
Austin-Travis County EMS crews reported 100 collisions between 5 a.m. and noon. Around 6:15 a.m. they responded to a 20-car collision on MoPac near Parmer Lane. Most of the wrecks earlier in the morning occurred in Northwest Austin near MoPac and U.S. 183.
Austin-Travis County EMS officials say they have responded to more than 100 wrecks since Thursday due to icy road conditions in the area. Police say they have responded to more than 250 crashes.
EMS responded to a 20-car pileup at Highway 290 and MoPac Expressway, and another multiple-car pileup at southbound U.S. 183 near Anderson Mill Thursday evening.
The City of Round Rock said that authorities responded to 28 accidents in Round Rock as of 9:45 p.m. Thursday.