Overview
- On August 10 at around noon, Cecchetto was struck during a training run on provincial road 23 near Appiano Gentile when an SUV turned into a gas station entrance.
- Early reconstructions indicate the SUV veered sharply into the station entrance without warning before colliding with the athlete.
- Emergency teams arrived within minutes and transported Cecchetto in code yellow to Sant’Anna hospital in Como.
- One rescuer required treatment for a heat-related medical issue during the response and was also taken to the emergency department.
- Paraplegic since a motorcycle accident at age 22, Cecchetto went on to win handbike gold at the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.