Hit and run driver mows down a group of cyclists on a busy road – sending five riders to hospital with serious injuries
- Cyclists were struck in Townsville at about 5.45am and driver sped off
- Two women in 40s and 50s in serious condition with leg and pelvic injuries
- Two men and one woman are in stable condition with back injuries
The aftermath of a horrific crash which hospitalised five cyclists this morning has been caught on camera.
Footage filmed from a passing car shows the injured cyclists strewn across on the road in Mount Louisa, west Townsville.
Their bikes can be seen in crumbled heaps with their red and white lights still flashing.
The cyclists were struck by a car at about 5.45am. The driver sped off after the crash and is being hunted by police.
Two women, one in her 40s and another in her 50s, were in a serious condition with leg and pelvic injuries.
A man in his 30s, another in his 50s, and one woman in her 50s, were in stable condition with back injuries or minor wounds.
Police believe the car was stolen.
The cyclists were struck at Mount Louisa at about 5.45am by a driver who sped off after the crash (stock image)