A horrific incident was caught on camera on Tuesday when two Texas bicyclists were hit by a brazen hit-and-run driver near Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
An eyewitness, identified as @auroramyst from X, shared footage of two unsuspecting cyclists being struck by a white SUV, sending both of them flying to the ground.
One cyclist was injured and lying on the road when an aggressive driver ran him over, crushing his leg before speeding off.
NEW YORK: A hit-and-run driver was caught on camera knocking two cyclists off their bikes and then running over one of them
Video shows two riders traveling in the right lane near Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on Tuesday when they were suddenly struck from behind by a car.
One cyclist… pic.twitter.com/b0GU5PGnUF
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“The riders who were hit are expected to be OK, thank God,” posted an eyewitness.
Several motorists pursued the SUV, and the driver was arrested, New York Post report.
photograph share In X, a hit-and-run suspect is shown being handcuffed and taken away by police.
“It was not immediately clear whether the accident was intentional or whether the driver had been charged,” the media outlet reported.
“Just in 2022 Traffic accidents: 2,349 According to the Texas Department of Transportation, there was one accident in Texas involving a bicyclist that “left 92 people dead and 333 seriously injured.”
“The main causes of these accidents are driver inattention, failure to yield the right of way and excessive speeding,” state officials said.
