A 45-year-old cyclist died on the evening of 31 October after a collision between a mountain bike and a car on Via Domiziana in Mondragone, in the province of Caserta.
According to Il Mattino Caserta, the victim was a Ghanaian national living in Castel Volturno. He was riding a mountain bike when he collided with a Fiat 500X at kilometre 25+500 of Via Domiziana.
Emergency medical personnel from 118 attended the scene and confirmed the cyclist's death at the scene.
The driver of the car, a 42-year-old man resident in the Caserta area, was unhurt. Alcohol and drug tests carried out on the driver were negative.
The Carabinieri of the Mondragone Territorial Department conducted the initial surveys and investigations at the scene. The driver was reported at liberty on suspicion of vehicular homicide, with the presumption of innocence applying.
Both vehicles were placed under criminal seizure. The cyclist's body was transferred to the hospital in Caserta and placed at the disposal of the judicial authority.
The exact dynamics of the collision have not yet been established, and no further details on the victim's identity or the outcome of the investigation were available in the acquired source.
