5 Bicyclists killed, injured after truck hits group in Southern Nevada

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Seems to have been an accident.

On a highway ride to celebrate a cyclist's retirement, five bicyclists were killed and four others were injured in a crash involving a truck, according to authorities.

The Thursday morning crash happened at mile marker 35 on U.S. 95 south of Boulder City, according to Nevada Highway Patrol spokesman Jason Buratczuk.

Around 9:40 a.m., a box truck struck a group of about 20 bicyclists. Four men and one woman died at the scene, according to authorities.

Their names weren’t immediately released.

The box truck remained at the scene for several hours after the collision, as authorities investigated what caused the crash.

NHP Trooper Travis Smaka said he doesn't expect a preliminary report of what caused the crash until Friday.