(ANSA) – ROME, SEP 2 – In the first eight months of 2025, 155 cyclists were killed on Italy’s roads, a 14% increase with respect to the equivalent period last year, according to data released on Tuesday.
The victims were 140 men and 15 women, and 74 of them were over 65, said Italy’s ‘cyclists observatory’ (Osservatorio Ciclisti Sapidata-Asaps).
They included 15 victims of accidents caused by hit-and-run drivers who fled the scene.
In August alone 30 cyclists were killed in Italy.
Lombardy was the region with the most cyclist deaths in the January-August period, 38, followed by Emilia Romagna (25) and Veneto (21).
Last year 185 cyclists were killed on Italy’s roads, according to national statistics agency Istat. (ANSA).
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The victims were 140 men and 15 women, and 74 of them were over 65, said Italy’s ‘cyclists observatory’ (Osservatorio Ciclisti Sapidata-Asaps).
They included 15 victims of accidents caused by hit-and-run drivers who fled the scene.
In August alone 30 cyclists were killed in Italy.
Lombardy was the region with the most cyclist deaths in the January-August period, 38, followed by Emilia Romagna (25) and Veneto (21).
Last year 185 cyclists were killed on Italy’s roads, according to national statistics agency Istat. (ANSA).
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