car plowed into a crowd near the South by Southwest killed two people

Two people were killed and more than 20 people were injured after a car plowed into a crowd near the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.

The crash happened early Thursday morning at Red River Street and East 10th Street.

"We had a vehicle crash through some of our temporary South by Southwest barricades at 10th and Red River Streets," Lt. Brian Moon with the Austin Police Department told ABC News.

"The driver continued to drive after crashing through the barricades and hit numerous pedestrians before the vehicle stopped. The driver was taken into custody."

Austin police tweeted that 23 people were transported to the hospital. Of those people, five were in critical condition and two were dead.