Two people died and 11 more sustained injuries after a pickup truck collided with cyclists on a highway yesterday, authorities have revealed. Emergency responders confirmed an adult female and adult male were among the fatalities from the incident.
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene and the second fatality occurred at hospital.
Goodyear Police Department said the pickup truck was driving along Cotton Lane near Phoenix in Arizona at around 8am on Saturday when it hit a “large group of adult bicyclists”.
The driver remained at the scene and was cooperating with officers.
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The department declined to comment on whether the driver was arrested.
Police said: “We are sad to update that this is a fatal crash with two confirmed deceased cyclists.
“One adult female and one adult male. This crash involved a single vehicle (pick-up truck). The adult male driver remained on scene.”
Local reports have revealed that another crash occurred in the Goodyear area a short time later.
At lease four vehicles were involved in the second collision.
An elderly man, a pregnant women and seven-year-old girl were transported to hospital, AZFamily has reported.
