Members of a bicycling group were grieving Thursday after five participants in their annual Nevada-California border-area ride were killed when a box truck struck them, according to reports.
Three more members of the group of about 20 riders were injured in the horrific crash, according to FOX 5 of Las Vegas. “Just know that five of my really good friends are dead right now,” cyclist Michael Anderson, a retired Las Vegas police officer, told the station. “We do this Nipton Loop every year, no problems.This year was just at the wrong place, wrong time.” The truck’s speed was likely a key factor in the crash, Anderson said, although the case remained under investigation.
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