Overview

• Italian media identified the victim as Raffaele Marianella, 65, the second driver who died at the scene after a stone pierced the windshield.
• The ambush occurred on the Rieti–Terni state road near Contigliano shortly after the escort ended, with attackers reported to have hidden in a ditch or bushes.
• About 45–50 Pistoia Basket supporters were on board and were reported physically uninjured, while another stone struck the driver’s side without breaching the glass.
• Police and prosecutors have questioned multiple Real Sebastiani Rieti supporters as witnesses, with no arrests announced as the search for the assailants continues.
• Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Sport Minister Andrea Abodi condemned the killing, as both clubs and local officials denounced the violence.