A Czech skier in Italy drove into a place without snow and crashed into a rock. He died in hospital.

The investigation into Tuesday's death of a Czech skier (68), who died after going off the piste on Mount Zoncolan in the Furano Alps, has been ordered by the prosecutor's office in Udine, Italy. According to the RaiNews.it portal, it is a suspected homicide.

The prosecutor's office in Udine, Italy, has ordered an investigation into the death of a Czech skier in the Friulian Alps, local newspapers reported on Thursday. The man died while skiing on Mount Zoncolan on Tuesday.