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Two dead as car hits crowd at South By Southwest festival | |
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Police say two people have died after a car drove through temporary barricades set up for the South By Southwest (SXSW) festival in Texas and struck a crowd of pedestrians. | Police say two people have died after a car drove through temporary barricades set up for the South By Southwest (SXSW) festival in Texas and struck a crowd of pedestrians. |
Lt Brian Moon says two people were confirmed dead at the scene in central Austin, on a street where several clubs are. The officer said that 21 others were taken to hospital, most with minor injuries. Five to seven had more serious injuries, he added. | |
The crash happened at about 12.30am local time on Thursday. Police say the driver has been taken into custody. | |