Six people critically injured after driver rams truck into group of cyclists in Arizona
- The suspect, whose name has not been released, was hospitalised in a critical but stable condition after fleeing the crash scene and being shot by police
- Police said the vehicle struck the cyclists on Saturday morning during the annual 58-mile Bike the Bluff race that had 270 participants
Authorities were trying to determine why a 35-year-old man driving a pickup truck ploughed into cyclists during a community road race in Arizona, critically injuring six riders.
The suspect, whose name has not been released, was hospitalised in critical but stable condition after fleeing the crash scene on Saturday and being shot by police outside a nearby shop in the mountain town of Show Low, about a three-hour drive northeast of Phoenix.
“We don’t know the motivation,” city spokeswoman Grace Payne said.
Four of the injured riders were hospitalised in critical condition with two others in critical but stable condition as of Saturday. One was flown to a hospital near Phoenix.
Authorities did not immediately provide any updates on Sunday.
“This has been a horrible event,” police spokeswoman Kristine Sleighter said in a statement. “Our community is shocked at this incident and our hearts and prayers are with the injured and their families at this time.”
Witnesses said helmets, shoes and crumpled and broken bicycles were strewn across the street after the crash, and a tire was wedged into the grill of the truck, which had damage to its top and sides and a bullet hole in a window.