Two dead and 11 people hospitalized after a pickup truck rams into a group of cyclists
Two dead and 11 people taken to hospital after a pickup truck hits a group of cyclists in ‘major accident’ in Arizona
- A pickup truck driver rammed into a group of cyclists in Goodyear Arizona
- Two adults, male and female, died and 11 others were injured
- The driver remained at the scene and cooperated, according to police
Two cyclists have been killed and 11 seriously injured after a pickup truck slammed into them on an Arizona highway.
Police responded to the scene around 8 a.m. Saturday where they received a report of several injured cyclists on Cotton Lane Bridge.
The pickup driver remained at the scene and cooperated with police. Good Year police declined to comment when the driver was arrested.
A female cyclist was pronounced dead at the scene and a male cyclist died at a local hospital. The other cyclists were taken to hospital with unknown injuries.
Police have not released the identity of the deceased or other victims.
It is not clear what led to the crash. Multiple closures were reported as a result.
Police responded to multiple injuries on a busy Arizona highway after a pickup truck rammed into a group of cyclists. Two cyclists were pronounced dead and 11 seriously injured
The accident happened on the Cotton Lane Bridge around 8 a.m. Saturday. Medical personnel can be seen helping people before the highway was closed
Authorities remained on scene for hours while several cyclists were rushed to hospital
Police did not immediately release the identity of the deceased or other victims