Fans injured at South by Southwest

Four people were injured by a camera boom last night at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas. According to a Austin-Travis county emergency service worker, all of the four who were injured only suffered minor injuries, although these injuries seemed quite serious at the time as one concert-goer was reported saying ""One man walked out with a large gash across his head, followed by another man escorted by police. It appeared that at least 6-7 people needed medical attention, and at least two people were carried out on stretchers." Thie incident was also widely reported via twitter as one fan tweeted,"Almost killed by the camera boom at Stubbs before omd started. 3 people next to me downed and bloodied," user @alix wrote The Fans were injured during OMD (or Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark) who are a British Synth Pop who rose to fame during the 80's.

Four people were injured by a camera boom last night at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas.

According to a Austin-Travis county emergency service worker, all of the four who were injured only suffered minor injuries, although these injuries seemed quite serious at the time as one concert-goer was reported as saying "One man walked out with a large gash across his head, followed by another man escorted by police. It appeared that at least 6-7 people needed medical attention, and at least two people were carried out on stretchers."

Thie incident was also widely reported via Twitter as one fan tweeted, "Almost killed by the camera boom at Stubbs before omd started. 3 people next to me downed and bloodied," user @alix wrote.

The Fans were injured during OMD (or Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark) who are a British Synth Pop who rose to fame during the 80's.