Yesterday morning, along the provincial road 108 that connects Terlizzi a Mariottoa road accident occurred. A young cyclist was accidentally hit by a passing car: taken to the hospital, he was discharged shortly after.
The accident occurred at 10:10, halfway along the route, but in the area of Terlizzi’s jurisdiction. According to the driver, the cyclist “he staggered in the middle of the road” when he was hit by a passing car. Although the driver swerved to avoid it, the car hit the bike with its right side, then ended up against the guardrail on the left side of the road. The driver and the Metronotte immediately provided assistance to the fallen cyclist.
After the alarm was raised on the single emergency number 112, the 118 health workers quickly intervened with an ambulance. The cyclist, after being hit and overturned on the asphalt, was treated on the spot for various bruises and trauma, then transported with orange code to the emergency room of the Policlinico of Bari, from which he was discharged in the morning. The driver was in shock.
The Carabinieri of the Molfetta Company intervened for the surveys. The car stopped promptly after the impact.
