Seven revellers have been pressured into induced comas after overdosing on the drug MDMA.
They have been attending an digital music pageant held at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne yesterday.
Hardmission Competition is described as an “digital music occasion characterised by hardstyle, hardcore, distinctive manufacturing and reveals”.
It says on Fb “your security is our prime precedence”.
“From hydration stations to first assist factors, we have you coated. Let’s create a pageant expertise that is not solely unforgettable however protected for everybody,” it says.
The Victorian Ambulance Union stated it was a “dire” state of affairs with lots of the sufferers critically unwell.
Union secretary Danny Hill stated medics engaged on website have been overwhelmed and known as paramedics for assist.
“That they had numerous sufferers come ahead all through the night time – not less than eight of them required transport to hospitals,” he stated.
“Seven needed to be intubated, positioned into an induced coma – that occurred on website.
“There have been different sufferers that have been handled on website.
“To have eight in a brief house of time require hospitalisation and be critically unwell that is actually excessive. Regardless of the drug is it is fairly lethal.”
Victoria Police stated it was “investigating studies numerous individuals have been taken to hospital severely unwell whereas attending a music pageant in Flemington Saturday night”.
“Police weren’t conscious of any important well being incidents throughout the occasion nevertheless at the moment are making enquiries and an investigation has commenced,” a spokeswoman stated.
