More bad news on the road, this time caused by fatigue leading to driver error. In case you were starting to feel too comfortable out there. Very frustrating.
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http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/04/18/sleepy-driver-cyclists050418.html
C B C . C A N e w s - F u l l S t o r y :
Tired driver bowls over Manitoba cyclists Last Updated Mon, 18 Apr 2005 11:55:50 EDT CBC News
WINNIPEG - A country outing took an ugly turn for a group of Winnipeg cyclists Sunday morning when a tired driver plowed into them.
Eight bike riders were headed south on Highway 75 when a car registered to an American driver hit the group.
RCMP Const. Stephan Paris says the driver apparently fell asleep at the wheel.
“The driver was under extreme fatigue and not really paying attention to the road in front of him, and he came upon a pack of cyclists,” says Paris.
"He tried to swerve to avoid hitting the entire pack, but he hit the cyclist at the very back.
“That sent this cyclist into the air, and he hit two other cyclists while airborne.”
Three of the cyclists were injured.
One man was taken to hospital in Winnipeg with undetermined injuries, while a woman was taken to hospital in Morris, south of Winnipeg. Another man was treated and released.
Police have charged the driver with imprudent driving.
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