The scene on the road to Lamezia Terme after the accident that left eight cyclists death. Photo: Adriana Sapone/APA speeding car used head-on in a group of cyclists in South Italy-this morning, killing eight of them. The driver of the car was smoking marijuana, said the police after testing him.
Four other persons were injured in the crash, on a two-lane road near Lamezia Terme in Calabria, approximately 200 miles south of Naples.
The cyclists were all members of a local club. The driver, a Moroccan national who was slightly wounded, was arrested.
A preliminary investigation showed that the acceleration car walked headfirst into the Group of cyclists ride in the opposite direction. Italian Highways Agency said that the driver was trying to get another car pass when he hit the group. Visibility and driving conditions were said to be good at the time.
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