Overview
- Ettore Pausini, 78, was struck while cycling on Stradelli Guelfi near via Pallavicini on Sunday afternoon and died at the scene despite prolonged resuscitation efforts.
- Investigators recovered an Opel Astra about two kilometres from the crash site and identified its owner, who told police he was not driving, with no indication the car was stolen.
- The man who presented himself to Bologna’s Polizia Locale was formally reported in stato di libertà, a step used for suspects without prior convictions who come forward voluntarily.
- Prosecutors have been notified as police review CCTV footage and witness accounts to establish responsibility and the exact sequence of events.
- Bologna’s mayor, Matteo Lepore, issued condolences to the family, and residents mourned Pausini, a longtime barber in Piazza Azzarita and former cancer survivor active with Onconauti.