"The first guy through the wall always gets bloody"

http://austin.ynn.com/content/top_stories/284576/ut-student-struck-by-bus-during--foam-sword-friday-

An epic battle was waged across The Drag at the University of Texas Friday.

It was Foam Sword Friday, an end of semester stress reliever that has turned into a semi-annual tradition. On the last Friday of classes, students stare each other down from across Guadalupe Street and then attack as soon as the crosswalk light comes on.

However, the student celebration went quiet for a moment Friday afternoon when one of the participants was hit by a city bus.

Emergency officials arrived on scene around 1 p.m. after the bus struck a UT student, later identified as Nick Engmann, on the street in front of the University Co-op. According to Capital Metro, the bus driver ran a red light and has since received a citation.

In a statement released later in the afternoon Friday, Capital Metro spokesperson Erica McKewen said:

"The driver was cited by the Austin Police Department. The pedestrian got up on his own accord and walked to the curb, and was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The operator is a 21-year veteran with only one accident on his record, which occurred approximately 10 years ago. He will be placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation that will include a drug and alcohol test. If it is determined that the driver was at fault, he will face disciplinary action."

Officials with Austin-Travis County EMS says the injuries were not serious. Engmann even posed for a Facebook photo before he was taken to St. David's Hospital.