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Inter goalkeeper Martinez runs over and kills elderly man in wheelchair

Josep Martinez was involved in a tragic incident on Tuesday
Josep Martinez was involved in a tragic incident on TuesdayGIUSEPPE MAFFIA / NURPHOTO / NURPHOTO VIA AFP

Inter's second goalkeeper ran over an 81-year-old man in his electric wheelchair on Tuesday morning. The elderly man died instantly, while Josep Martinez was unhurt but in shock.

Martinez, Inter's second goalkeeper, had a tragic accident on Tuesday morning in Fenegro, in the Como region, not far from Appiano Gentile, the Nerazzurri team's headquarters.

Shortly before 10 o'clock, while driving his car, the Spaniard ran over an 81-year-old man who was in his electric wheelchair.

The impact was fatal: despite the immediate intervention of the emergency services, the elderly man died instantly.

A helicopter from Como, an ambulance from the Red Cross of Saronno and the Cantù Carabinieri were on the scene to reconstruct the exact dynamics of the accident.

Martinez, 27, was unhurt but in a severe state of shock. The road was temporarily closed to allow the investigation and rescue operations.

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