Tragedy struck SXSW Music Festival early Thursday morning at approximately 12:30 AM when a vehicle hit and killed two innocent bystanders and injured an additional 23. The accident happened on Red River Street and East 10th Street near a few nightclubs in Austin, Texas where the annual music, film, and interactive conference and festival takes place every year. The driver -who has since been taken into custody- evaded a DUI checkpoint and attempted to escape at high speeds. Consequently, the man struck and killed a couple on a moped before driving through a barricade and into the crowd of attendees. After the accident, the man fled from his car and attempted to escape — but was quickly taken down with shock guns. The man now faces two counts of capital murder.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the victims, and we wish a speedy recovery for those that have suffered from this tragedy. Below are pictures and videos from the incident, as well as tweets from artists in and around the scene.
We came to SXSW for music never thought we would witness a massacre first hand. Life is prescious. We were the first ones on the scene
— SPLITBREED (@SPLITBREED) March 13, 2014
None of them deserved it in shock right now……fuck I can’t believe the guy wasn’t hurt at all. Love you all be safe. — SPLITBREED (@SPLITBREED) March 13, 2014
He ran over people for blocks I can’t believe this shit. Thoughts and prayers for the victims family’s our sincere condolences. — SPLITBREED (@SPLITBREED) March 13, 2014
Heartbroken they didn’t deserve it. We tried to save lives but but they were gone on impact
— SPLITBREED (@SPLITBREED) March 13, 2014
Holy shit… Thoughts go out to those affected by what went down at #SXSW
— Kap Slap (@KapSlap) March 13, 2014
We are safe. Horrible to hear what happened at SXSW tonight
— Cash Cash (@cashcash) March 13, 2014
Thoughts and prayers go out to the people affected by the accident tonight at SXSW 🙁
— ✨Kennedy Jones✨ (@KennedyJonesTHO) March 13, 2014
Wow hope all our friends at SXSW are okay 🙁
— The Chainsmokers (@TheChainsmokers) March 13, 2014
