An 81-year-old man dies after a wheelchair is hit in Fenegrò. The driver was Inter goalkeeper Martinez.

The accident occurred this morning on Via Bergamo, near Appiano Gentile. Rescue efforts were unsuccessful: the 81-year-old died at the scene. The footballer is in shock.

Fenegrò (Como) – A dramatic morning in Via Bergamo, a few kilometers from Inter's training center. Around 9:43, a man of , which moved on board a electric wheelchair – described by those present as a “four-wheeled motorbike” – was hit by a car driven by Josep Martinez, 27-year-old Inter goalkeeper.

The collision was violent and sudden. Despite the immediate arrival of thehelicopter rescue, of a'ambulance and Carabinieri, there was nothing that could be done for the elderly man: the paramedics have death confirmed on the spot.

The first reconstruction: the victim may have been taken ill

According to initial information, the 81-year-old he would have felt ill as he was proceeding along the cycle path. The wheelchair would be like this boundless on the roadway, suddenly crossing the road in the opposite direction to the direction of travel.

At that moment Martinez was arriving, who could not have avoided the impact.

The footballer, clearly in shock, stopped immediately to provide assistance and collaborated with the military in the surveys. At the moment he is unharmed but was subjected to checks to ascertain his psychophysical health status.

The road was temporarily closed to allow for investigations into the circumstances of the accident.

Red Code and ongoing investigations

The rescue intervention was activated in Red Code, given the desperate conditions of the elderly man.
The Carabinieri are now reconstructing in detail the sequence of events, verifying whether the 81-year-old's sudden maneuver was actually caused by illness or a vehicle failure.

Each piece of information collected will be crucial to the final assessment of responsibility for the accident.

The club postpones the press conference

A few hours after the accident, Inter announced the cancellation of the press conference scheduled with the technician Cristian Chivu, scheduled on the eve of the match against Fiorentina.

A decision dictated by respect and sensitivity towards the tragedy that just occurred and towards the state of strong disturbance of the Nerazzurri goalkeeper.