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Five Dead, Four Injured After Truck Hits Bicyclists In Michigan

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, Mich. (WXMI) — Five people were killed and four others were injured Tuesday evening (June 7) after a truck crashed into a group of bicyc...
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KALAMAZOO COUNTY, Mich. (WXMI) — Five people were killed and four others were injured Tuesday evening (June 7) after a truck crashed into a group of bicyclists in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.

The crash happened just before 7 p.m. in the 5500 block of N. Westnedge Avenue, according to Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Department Undersheriff Paul Matyas.

Kalamazoo County Prosecutor Jeff Getting said in a press conference Tuesday night that a 50-year-old male driver is in custody in connection with the crash.   He was arrested near the crash scene.

Getting said police received calls about a pickup truck driving erratically prior to the crash.

Two of the people injured in the crash are being treated at Borgess Medical Center. One of them is in critical condition and the other is in fair condition, according to a Borgess spokesperson.

The other two victims are being treated at Bronson Hospital, according to a hospital spokesperson.  They are both listed in serious condition.

Getting said all of the victims are adults.

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