MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Wood TV reported Tuesday, citing local authorities that the truck hit a group of nine bicyclists, including some children near Kalamazoo on Tuesday evening, however it was not clear for a several hours how many victims had died.
Police say 9 bicyclists hit by a car in Kalamazoo — multiple people dead. pic.twitter.com/tVKtdelxsW
— Logan Crawford (@LoganWWMT) June 8, 2016
According to the broadcaster, a driver of the truck left the crime site, however local police had already found him and took into custody.
The accident site had been roped off and police officers as well as fire fighters and doctors were working on the scene, the broadcaster added.
Reports of 9 bicyclists hit, several dead, including kids in Kalamazoo, Mi. News Deck working on details
— Shepard Smith (@ShepNewsTeam) June 7, 2016