Multiple people were taken to hospitals over the weekend after an accident during the Ride for the Cure event.
Reports indicate that eight people were injured, with four of the individuals being flown to Pittsburgh hospitals. The other four were taken by ambulance.
Officials say that riders were navigating a curve in Westmoreland County, Allegheny Township, when the initial accident happened. Other bikes following were then caught up in the crash.
The incident happened around 1pm on Saturday. A post on the organization’s Facebook page Sunday reads, “Please continue to keep all the people in the accident yesterday in your thoughts and prayers.”
This was the 11th annual Riding for the Cure event. The event started in Butler at the 11th Frame. The event brings hundreds of motorcyclists together who spend the day visiting establishments throughout the region raising funds for breast cancer.