Eight people critical after drug overdoses at Hardmission Festival in Melbourne
Eight people are in a critical condition in hospital after they fell ill in suspected drug overdoses at a Melbourne rave on Saturday night.
The revellers became seriously unwell while at the Hardmission Festival in Flemington and were taken to various hospitals including the Royal Melbourne and St Vincent’s in a critical condition.
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Seven of the partygoers required breathing tubes, which were inserted at the festival by mobile intensive care paramedics.
On Monday morning the seven people remained in a critical condition.
Paramedics had to call for backup from Ambulance Victoria at the rave due to the high number of patients.
7NEWS understand the revellers overdosed on methylenedioxyphenethylamine (an MDMA derivative) and that it is possible many more people were treated by paramedics, but not taken to hospital.
The festival organisers have been contacted by 7NEWS for comment, but have not yet responded.
Police are investigating the incident.
