Rams rider riders at Arizona Grand Prix, Serious 6 injury: NPR

SHOW LO, Arizona (Associated Press) – A pickup truck driver rammed cyclists during a community road race in Arizona on Saturday, seriously injuring several riders before police chased and shot the driver outside a nearby hardware store, authorities said. .

Police said six people were taken to hospital in critical condition after the accident in the mountainous town of Xu Lu, about a three-hour drive northeast of Phoenix. Helmets, boots and Broken and broken bikes It littered across the street after the crash, and a tire jammed in the truck’s grill, damaging the top, sides and a bullet hole in the window.

Two other people went to the hospital themselves, and one seriously injured person was later flown by medical helicopter to a hospital in the Phoenix area, city spokeswoman Grace Payne said.

The suspect, a 35-year-old man, was taken to hospital in a critical but stable condition.

“We don’t know the motive,” Payne told The Associated Press. We know he fled the scene.”

Police said a Ford truck hit cyclists around 7:25 a.m. in downtown Chu Lo during the annual 58 miles (93 kilometres). Tricky bike ride Sweat, then ran away. Authorities said the officers chased after the driver and tried to stop him before shooting him.

Payne said the driver did not comply when officers tried to arrest him, but the circumstances of the shooting were not immediately released. Nor the identity of the suspect and victims.

Officials said the race had 270 participants.

“Our community is shocked by this incident, and our thoughts and prayers are with the injured and their families at this time,” Police spokeswoman Kristen Slater said in a statement.

The Navajo County Sheriff’s Office and the Arizona Department of Public Safety are assisting with the investigation. US 60, the main street of the town tucked away in the White Mountains, has been closed to the area.