It’s still the cyclist who was hit and died was unnamed yesterday, Wednesday 19 June 2024, in the late afternoon at Treviso. The local police continue their incessant investigations to identify the victim, who had no documents with him at the time of the accident (on the cover, archive image).
Cyclist hit and killed in Viale Europa
The tragic accident, yet another on the streets of the Marche, occurred along Viale Europa, in the San Liberale district, near the pedestrian crossing of the roundabout at the intersection with Via Tre Venezie.
A man, apparently between 30 and 40 years old and probably foreign, was crossing the pedestrian crossing on his bicycle. During the crossing, he was hit by a black Fiat Tipo driven by a 71-year-oldmanager of Tarvisium Rugby.
Although the car was not proceeding at high speed, the impact caused the cyclist to fall and fall hit his head violently on the curb of the cycle path, causing a fatal head injury.
The motorist, shocked by the incident, immediately called 118 and the police. A medical vehicle and an ambulance intervened on the spot, but the medical staff were only able to confirm the death of the man, who at the time of the accident He did not have his documents with him.
The investigations
The local police of Treviso and the Carabinieri closed the section of Viale Europa affected by the accident to traffic to carry out investigations. The images from the surveillance cameras clarified the dynamics of the accident. Only the house keys were found in the cyclist’s pocketssuggesting that he lived in the San Liberale neighborhood.
The investigations to identify the cyclist continue, but as of 2pm today, Thursday 20 June 2024, no new information has yet emerged, as stated by the deputy commander of the Local Police, Patrich Antonello.
The driver of the car has been registered as a suspect for road homicide. The Treviso Prosecutor’s Office seized both the car and the bike, which does not show significant damage, confirming a non-violent collision of tragic randomness.
Cyclists hit on the roads of the Marche
Unfortunately, yesterday’s tragedy was just the latest in the Marche. At the beginning of June Giulia Mauri lost her life when hit by a crane truck while he was cycling along Viale della Repubblica in Treviso.
The 38-year-old died a few hours after the serious road accident that occurred in the early afternoon of Monday 3 June 2024. Giulia Mauri was suddenly hit by a tractor-trailer driven by a 24-year-old. The vehicle, which ran off the road, then ended up in the Botteniga river, dragging Giulia with it.
Also at the beginning of June, on the night between Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 June 2024, in Spresiano, a 47-year-old cyclist was hit by a car along Via Tiepolo.
The hit-and-run driver fled following the road accident, without providing aid to the injured person.
Sunday 7 April 2024, in Castelcucco, Alfredo Cecconan amateur cyclist, was cycling with some friends in via Santa Lucia, near the cemetery, when suddenly a car hit him.
The car, driven by a 90-year-old, apparently turned towards the cemetery without having noticed the group of cyclists, headed towards the center of the town, who were coming from the opposite direction. The impact was fatal for the 55-year-old. Despite the intervention of the emergency services and resuscitation attempts for the cyclist, there was nothing that could be done.
