A driver who ‘might have been blinded by the sun as he performed a U-turn’ has said he hopes the five cyclists he hit make a speedy recovery.
The 22 year old motorist was doing a U-turn on Dornoch Terrace in West End around 6:20am on Friday when 5 cyclists ploughed into his car at speed.
Speaking to 9NEWS the driver, who currently faces no charges, said: "I would like to say that I hope everyone is going to be okay and makes a speedy recovery."
The riders, who range in ages from 45 to 55 years old, are part of the "Venerdi Corsa" club which is Italian for "Friday Ride”.
A 54-year-old woman, who was initially reported as being critically injured, has now had her head injuries downgraded.
Other cyclists have had surgery to treat broken bones and internal injuries.
"There were bikes all over the road broken in two, five bodies on the road, blood everywhere," said one witness, cyclist Tom Nash.
"The car looks like it's been hit by another car, but it's been hit by people," said David Shelberg whose wife Caroline was one of the riders injured.
"Caroline will be all right. She was the last to leave but there were other more critical people in front of her."
Queensland Ambulance senior operations supervisor Matthew Hannaberry said the number of people at the scene made the rescue “chaotic”.
“Upon our arrival, it was quite a chaotic scene because not only were the cyclists that had been involved in the incident there, there were another dozen cyclists who had been travelling in that peloton,” he told the Guardian.
“There were some local residents who were providing first aid until our paramedics arrived,” Hannaberry said.
Police continue to investigate.
Pretty sure filtering on a bike is entirely legal though? Although I'm sure there are exceptions and I'm ready to learn.
That's my betting - pros and cons. Overall improvement (safety, driving efficiency) but then systemic or random glitches. The consequences of...
There is truth that the poorly managed went out of business and yes we are all paying for them....
They have now: https://road.cc/content/news/police-chief-says-range-rover-clip-doesnt-tell-full-story-295101
Nah, never heard of that...
I agree hawkinspeter, as much as we can call the old bill for doing nothing, when they only have 2 -3 coppers coverining a 15 mile radious or more...
Thanks for the comment, I've flagged it to our tech team to look at.
There's even a gate next to the offending cattle grid... https://goo.gl/maps/g6qNuR9T6tWL7WSs8...
I was knocked off in a similar fashion by someone towing a horsebox that was wider than their car. I had a minor bit of road rash and some torn bar...
I wasn't expecting much from a bike designed by Wiggins but this has exceeded all my expectations in how tasteless a bike can be. Absolutely gopping.