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A morning group ride to Beaumont ended with five cyclists in the hospital after they were struck from behind by a pickup truck.

The cyclists, travelling in a group of 15, were taken to hospital Saturday morning following a collision on the Sherwood Park Freeway on the eastern edge of Edmonton.

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Mounties said a truck collided with as many as 10 bikes just before Highway 216 at 17 Street around 10 a.m.

Injuries ranged from broken bones to road rash, said RCMP Cpl. James Stanviloff Saturday. Two cyclists sustained serious injuries, one of which was a possible spine injury. Three others had non-life threatening injuries.

The cyclists were in the centre lane, travelling two-by-two, as the vehicle hit them from behind. They were believed to be riding to Beaumont in connection with Cycle-Logic, an Edmonton bike shop.

“Even for the people who weren’t injured that were present, it’s had a big impact as well,” Stanviloff said.