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Shocking video of a driver ploughing through a crowd of cyclists

Cyclists attending a demonstration in Brazil were lucky not to be killed.

Reproduced with permission from Business Insider

A DRIVER IN Brazil intentionally drove his car into dozens of bicyclists holding a peaceful rally in the town of Porte Alegre. No one was killed, but at least nine people were seriously injured.

Check out the shocking video below. (via Going Going Bike, via Deadspin) The attack starts around 0:45.

Warning some readers may find the graphic footage disturbing

People in big cities are used to these regular “Critical Mass” bike rides, where hundreds (sometimes thousands) of cyclists can take over city streets for a few hours. But apparently one driver couldn’t take it and lost control of himself.

He later claimed that he was provoked by cyclists who were banging on his car.

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