Five people are dead after a collision involving multiple vehicles and a semi-truck occurred Thursday night in Texas.

Authorities say a man has been charged with intoxication manslaughter after five people were killed and several injured in a late-night wreck in Austin, Texas, that involved over a dozen vehicles on Interstate 35.

At least five people died and 11 were hurt in a crash involving at least 17 vehicles, including semi-trucks, on Interstate 35 in north Austin late Thursday night, police said.

At least five people were killed and 17 injured following a multi-vehicle collision involving a semi-truck in Texas on Thursday night, authorities said.