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Driver Dies After Italian Basketball Fans' Bus Attacked with Stones

A brick thrown by rival fans fatally injured the bus driver during a return trip from a basketball match, prompting a police investigation and condemnation from officials.

  • A coach carrying Pistoia Basket supporters was attacked on a highway near Rieti, 80km north-east of Rome, and a bus driver later died of his injuries.
  • Returning from a game, Pistoia Basket fans were attacked after their team won, as SRS Sebastiani Rieti fans began throwing objects at the coach, according to local media.
  • A large stone smashed through the coach windscreen and struck one of the two drivers on the head, while Raffaele Marianella, 65, was seated at the front but not driving.
  • Emergency services and police attended the scene following the attack, and a police investigation is under way to track down the perpetrators.
  • Senior officials condemned the attack, with Italy's Sports Minister Andrea Abodi calling it a `shocking assault` and Gianni Petrucci, president of Federbasket, pledging to work with legal authorities.
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The fanbus of a basketball team in Italy is attacked with stones. The driver dies after the attack. The Prime Minister expresses herself.

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La Repubblica broke the news in Turin, Italy on Sunday, October 19, 2025.
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