Padua, 2 July 2024 – They were supposed to go by bus to the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, but by chance the tour operator could not find a place on board. And so the 56 years old David Baggio and the wife Chiara Tombolato they rented a van with a driver to reach the excursion location and join the group.
But the Venetian couple never arrived at that appointment: the car broke down crashed into the guardrail along the way, in the Hurghada area. According to initial information from Egypt, it seems that the driver lost control of the road, perhaps due to the one of the tires burst.
The impact was very violent. Chiara – who was sitting in the front seat, next to the driver – was saved by a hair’s breadth and was immediately taken to the El Gouna hospital in Hurghada, where she is in serious condition. serious conditions. Davide, on the other hand, was in the back seat and is dead on impact.
The friend: “Davide was a wonderful person”
The news arrived immediately from Egypt to Citadelin the province of Padua, where the couple has lived for years. children Marco and Francesca – who has just become a mother, making Davide and Chiara already grandparents at a young age – are trying to reach their mother in Hurghada, where she is still hospitalized. The Italian consulate in Egypt is helping them.
“David was a smiling person and positive. He was determined and triathlon enthusiast, racing enthusiast, enthusiast of everything that had to do with being together. He was a truly wonderful person,” his friend told Tg Veneto Paul The Placaalso a marathon runner and Italian champion of the 100km road race. “A tragedy that once again strikes Cittadella,” wrote the mayor on social media Luca Pierobon.
Mourning in the world of sport
Originally from Cusinate di Rosain the Vicenza area, Davide Baggio was very well known in the Upper Padua area and in the Bassano area for his commitment to sport: not only was he a true ‘Ironman’ – that’s what triathlon races that alternate swimming, cycling and running are called: the last competition had been theIronman 70.3 Venice-Jesolo of early May – but has had prominent roles in the Club Panathlon of Cittadella, of which he was president, and to the association Cittadellesi Marathon Runners.
Half Marathon: “He left us the baton”
The 56-year-old had been the main organizer of the Cittadella Half Marathon for years and, for this reason, had often appeared in the local press. His friend had always been in his heart Enrico Busattowho also passed away prematurely, to whom he dedicated the last editions of the Maratonina. “He has left the witness – say the organizers of the Half Marathon – and we are carrying it forward also with his help, because the Heart what we put in comes from above”. The next edition, which will be in December, will certainly be dedicated to his memory.
