Cyclists seriously injured in overtaking car crash
The incident happened as the cyclists entered the 30mph zone on the outskirts of Wetherby
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Two cyclists were seriously injured and several others hurt when they crashed as a car overtook them on the outskirts of Wetherby, police said.
The group of riders were entering the town near the 30mph signs on Harrogate Road just after 13:00 BST on Sunday 10 August when a black hatchback overtook them.
West Yorkshire Police said: "Whilst overtaking it reacted to an oncoming vehicle which was leaving Wetherby. It moved towards the cyclists causing several of them to be dismounted before narrowly missing the oncoming car."
The force said several motorists stopped to help the cyclists and it would like to hear from any witnesses or anyone with video footage of the incident.
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