On Thursday morning in the territory allotted for the SXSW Festival in Austin, an accident occurred. As a result of the incident, the two died, and about 20 people were hospitalized with various injuries. The car, which punched the temporary fences of the territory of the festival, drove into a crowd of people waiting for the speeches of Rapper Tyler The Creator. Of course, the Contractor canceled his concert as a sign of respect for victims and their families. The driver who became the perpetrator of the tragedy was taken into custody on charges of drunk. "This is an extremely unusual case," the representative of the police department commented on the situation. - There were very rare cases of injury to pedestrians at entertainment events. But at the SXSW festival, this happens for the first time. "
The Festival of Cinema, Music and New Media SXSW is held annually in Austin, Texas. Representatives of various creative regions present their projects to the court of guests of this event. This year, among the works submitted in the program were declared "Chavez" with Rosario Dawson and America Ferrera, "Departure" with Itan Houdom, Before I Disappear with Paul Wesley, "Horror at home" with Eva Green and Josh Harnette and many other films and serials. For the first time, the festival opened its doors in 1987, while then only a music event. Today's accident will become a black page in the history of SXSW and in the lives of people whom this tragedy touched.