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SXSW crash survivor's favourite band play a private gig in her hospital room
LAST WEEK, TWO people were killed and 25 injured when a suspected drunk driver sped through a crowd at the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas.
Mason Endres is one of the victims of the crash – she sustained a number of serious injuries including a broken leg, a spinal fracture, and a broken nose.
Mason’s friend Grace Neill described the crash:
The 18-year-old had been hoping to catch her favourite band Jared & The Mill at the festival, but had to spend the time recovering in hospital.
The band consider Mason one of their ‘first friends and fans’ – so when they heard she had been injured in the accident, they decided to bring the gig to her hospital room:
After the gig, Mason said:
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via Buzzfeed
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