NV, Las Vegas, 5 cyclists killed as truck rams into them Dec 11, 2020

[Mojito]

"Five people were killed and four more are in the hospital after a truck plowed into a group of cyclists in an annual bike ride gone wrong.

On Thursday, two dozen cyclists took to the roads near Las Vegas, Nevada to celebrate the retirement of Michael Anderson, a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Officer, who spent more than two decades on the force.

However, as the group was riding on the shoulder of Highway 95, a large box truck struck the group from behind."

Truck rams into group of cyclists, killing 5, injuring 4 | One America News Network

Not sure if I did this post correct. Mea culpa if not

 

[ElementalLaura]

How awful, the retired officer in whose honor the ride was held was participating, but had ridden ahead when the accident occurred. I’m guessing many of the cyclists were current and retired LE.

'Horrific tragedy': 5 bicyclists killed, others hurt in crash near Boulder City

For five of the riders, the trek was tragically cut short past Boulder City when a box truck plowed into the group and the Subaru hatchback that was acting as their “safety vehicle,” according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

Emergency responders were summoned to the sizable stretch of debris on mile marker 36 at 9:39 a.m., said Trooper Travis Smaka, noting that the crash occurred on the right travel lane with a speed limit of 75 mph.

It must have been horrible being the safety vehicle driver as well, seeing the truck roaring into you with cyclists trapped behind you, then being pushed into the cyclists ahead.

The safety vehicle had riders in front, but others were behind it when the truck rammed the group, Smaka said. Cyclists were struck from behind, as was the Subaru, which hit others in front of it, he said.

Two other cyclists were injured, one of whom was in critical condition. That rider was flown to University Medical Center, while the safety car driver was taken to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center with survivable injuries, Smaka said. Metro Police, Boulder City police and fire departments, and the Clark County Fire Department assisted.

Investigators were trying to determine how the crash happened. The truck driver, who wasn’t injured or suspected of being impaired, was collaborating, Smaka said.