Overview
- The crash occurred around 8:45 a.m. at the intersection of Via dell’Arcoveggio and Via De Giovanni in the Corticella area.
- Emergency medics attempted resuscitation, but the 23-year-old cyclist, identified as Viola Mazzotti of Cervia, died at the scene.
- Authorities say the truck belonged to a company performing transports for tram construction sites operating in the area.
- Initial findings point to a right turn by the truck as the cyclist traveled on the right-side cycle lane, with investigators also assessing reports that she may have been crossing at the markings.
- Firefighters, local police, and carabinieri responded as traffic was heavily affected for hours, and the fatality adds to recent deaths involving vulnerable road users earlier in November.