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Eight Cyclists Dead After Collision in Italy

   VOA News 05 December 2010
   Sheets  cover  the  bodies of cyclists after a speeding car, partially
   seen  at  right,  plowed head-on into their group in southern Italy on
   Sunday morning, killing eight of them, in Lamezia Terme, Italy, 05 Dec
   2010

Photo: AP

   Sheets  cover  the  bodies of cyclists after a speeding car, partially
   seen  at  right,  plowed head-on into their group in southern Italy on
   Sunday morning, killing eight of them, in Lamezia Terme, Italy, 05 Dec
   2010

   Eight cyclists have been killed in southern Italy after a car collided
   with them on a two-lane road.
   Reports  from  the scene say the driver apparently lost control of his
   car  while  trying  to  overtake another vehicle, and collided head-on
   with  cyclists.   Seven  died  instantly and the eighth died while in
   medical care. Several others were injured.
   The  driver  of the car, a Moroccan national, was arrested. Police are
   quoted as saying he tested positive for marijuana.
   The  accident  took place near the city of Lamezia Terme, near Italy's
   southern tip.

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