Car plows through SXSW festival in Texas; 2 dead

March 14,2014

A car plowed through barricades and into a crowd at the South By Southwest (SXSW) music and film festival in Texas, USA. Two people were killed and 21 injured, according to police.

 

The car’s driver is in police custody. The barricades are temporary structures set up for the festival in Austin, texas. The crowd that was struck numbered in the hundreds, Austin police spokesman Lt. Brian Moon said.

 

Those hurt sustained injuries ranging from critical to minor, he said.

 

The incident is under investigation.

 

With report from Agence France-Presse

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