SUDBURY -- A group of cyclists received minor injuries in an incident July 25 in French River in which a driver pelted them with eggs and glass.

The Nipissing West detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police received a call about a person driving dangerously at 7:45 a.m.

"A white car (was) travelling at a high rate of speed and performing a stunt by squealing its tires on Highway 637, Killarney," the OPP said in a news release Wednesday.

"A short time later at approximately 9 a.m., police received a second traffic complaint from a group of cyclists reporting the same car had almost struck one of them while they were northbound on Highway 64, between Alban and Noelville."

Gas station confrontation

Things took a dangerous turn when the group arrived in Noelville and spotted the car, which was stopped at a gas station.

"The cyclists confronted the driver about his driving behaviour," police said. "A verbal argument ensued and the driver kicked one of their bicycles before departing northbound on Highway 535."

At 9:30 a.m., police received another complaint from the same group of cyclists, who were now northbound on Highway 535 at Shaw Road, reporting the same driver threw eggs and a glass bottle at them.

"Two cyclists received cuts to their legs from the shattered glass, while another was thrown from the bicycle as a result of a punctured tire," police said. "Officers conducted extensive patrols of the area but were unsuccessful in locating the vehicle or the driver."

While they were unable to locate the driver, the investigation revealed a suspect and police are now trying to get an arrest warrant.