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Co-Driver Killed After Pistoia Fans’ Bus Is Stoned Following Serie A2 Game in Rieti

Authorities opened an investigation after condemnations from Italy's prime minister, league officials, federation chiefs.

Overview

  • Stones and bricks struck a bus carrying Estra Pistoia supporters just outside Rieti after Sunday’s Serie A2 game against RSR Sebastiani Rieti.
  • A projectile shattered the windscreen and fatally hit the reserve driver, with police confirming the death at the scene.
  • Officials had intervened during halftime over clashes between rival fans, and police escorted the bus to the city’s outskirts before the attack.
  • Investigators have not identified the perpetrators or motive, and no arrests have been publicly reported.
  • Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni denounced the killing as unacceptable, and federation president Gianni Petrucci said he would work with legal authorities.