Two dead and 11 people hospitalized after a pickup truck rams into a group of cyclists

Two cyclists are dead and 11 are critically injured after a pickup truck rammed into them on an Arizona highway.

Police responded to the scene around 8am on Saturday where they received a report of several injured cyclists on Cotton Lane Bridge.

The driver of the pickup truck remained at the scene and was cooperating with the police. Good Year Police Department declined to comment if the driver was arrested.

One female cyclist was declared dead at the scene and a male cyclist died at a local hospital. The other cyclists were transported to the hospital with undisclosed injuries.

Police have not released the identities of the deceased or additional victims.

It's unclear what led to the crash. Multiple closures were reported as a result.

Police responded to a busy Arizona highway to multiple injuries after a pickup truck rammed into a group of cyclists. Two cyclists were pronounced dead and 11 critically injured

The crash occurred on Cotton Lane Bridge around 8am on Saturday. Medical personal can be seen helping people before the highway closed 

Authorities remained on the scene for hours as several of the cyclists were rushed to the hospital 

Police didn't immediately release the identities of the deceased or additional victims