Must be a quiet news day! I'd guess these sort of things happen most weekends.

Riding in a group requires a skill and a high degree of attention. Touch wheels and two of you are violently off. Ditto if you brake too hard or brake on a loose surface.

It others are not on the qv they pile in too.

I know what you mean, I've got a nice collection of scars from enthusiastic mountain biking a few years ago. I was lucky in one respect, I never had a pile up like that!!

You're right about the news too, the Courier recently went from a 6 days a week paper to a once a week edition, due insufficient news!