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First responders keep busy this weekend
Just under 50 people transported to local hospital
Updated: Saturday, 16 Mar 2013, 6:26 PM CDT
Published : Saturday, 16 Mar 2013, 11:38 AM CDT
AUSTIN (KXAN) - South by Southwest, already keeping the city's first responders on their toes, received call volumes on Friday night that were more than twice that on Wednesday and Thursday nights.
Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services responded to 72 incidents downtown between 3 p.m. Friday and 3 a.m. on Saturday. EMS transported 47 people to area hospitals.
"There were no serious injuries noted," according to the Austin-Travis County EMS website. "Incidents of note include several minor auto-pedestrian and bicycle injuries, vehicle crashes, alcohol-related complaints and minor traumatic injury."
EMS is patrolling the area on six-wheeler vehicles. They anticipate another busy night on Saturday and will deploy resources accordingly. The map of incidents overnight is here.
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