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1 killed, 22 injured after driver strikes cyclists in North Carolina, fire chief says | CNN

CNN International •
November 07, 2026 • 05:59 PM
• By Sydney Bishop
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At least one person is dead and 22 others injured when a driver struck a group of cyclists in Wake County, North Carolina at around 9:35 a.m. Saturday morning, according to Chief LeRoy Smith of the Holly Springs Fire Department. The vehicle crossed the center line, according to CNN affiliate WRAL.

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At least one person is dead and 22 others injured when a driver struck a group of cyclists in Wake County, North Carolina at around 9:35 a.m. Saturday morning, according to Chief LeRoy Smith of the Holly Springs Fire Department. The vehicle crossed the center line, according to CNN affiliate WRAL .

Seven people were taken to trauma centers, and 15 others were sent to local hospitals with injuries, Smith said.

North Carolina State Highway Patrol is the lead agency responding to the crash, the Wake County Sheriff’s Office told CNN.

Holly Springs is about 14 miles southwest of Raleigh.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

CNN’s Jim Rogers contributed to this report.

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