1 killed, 22 injured after driver strikes cyclists in North Carolina, fire chief says
Authorities said a driver crossed the centerline and struck about 30 cyclists, with impairment suspected and the driver detained.
- On Saturday morning, a car collided with about 30 bicyclists on Optimist Farm Road in Wake County near Holly Springs, killing one cyclist and seriously injuring seven others around 9:40 a.m.
- The North Carolina State Highway Patrol reported the driver of a black Infiniti crossed the centerline while heading east, striking the westbound group before continuing into a ditch. Officials detained the driver, citing suspected impairment.
- Assistant Chief Glen Clapp of the Fairview Fire Department classified the incident as a mass casualty event. The victims were members of the Capital Cycling Club, which routinely rides this route from the Apex Shopping Center every weekend.
- Holly Springs Fire Chief LeRoy Smith confirmed seven seriously injured cyclists were transported to a trauma center hospital. A Wake County EMS bus separately transported 13 other cyclists with less severe injuries for treatment.
- Optimist Farm Road remains completely closed near Talicud Trail until further notice as investigation continues. Authorities advised drivers to avoid the area, which sits just south of the NC 540 Toll highway.
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1 dead, 20 other bicyclists injured in vehicle crash in North Carolina
HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. (WNCN) -- A car crash killed one and seriously injured seven other bicyclists on Saturday morning near Holly Springs, North Carolina just south of the NC 540 Toll highway, according to fire/rescue officials. The incident involving the Capital Cycling Club was reported around 9:40 a.m. in the 4200 block of Optimist Farm [...]
In North Carolina, a car crashed into a group of cyclists: there are dead and dozens injured. In Wake County, a driver crossed an axle and crashed into cyclists. One person died, 22 were injured, the patrol is investigating the accident.
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1 killed, 22 injured after driver strikes cyclists in North Carolina, fire chief says
By Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — At least one person is dead and 22 others injured when a driver struck a group of cyclists in Wake County, North Carolina at around 9:35 a.m. Saturday morning, according to Chief LeRoy Smith of the Holly Springs Fire Department. The vehicle crossed the center line, according to CNN
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