Driver dies after medical emergency and crash in Cagliari

A driver died after falling ill at the wheel on Via Scano in Cagliari, Sardinia.

The car left the road and hit an object on the central divider; one account says it struck a tree.

Emergency medical staff tried to revive the driver, but could not save him.

Accounts differ on his age: two say he was 80, while another says he was 64.

Municipal police attended and began checks to reconstruct how the crash happened, while also managing traffic.

Police are working to establish the crash’s exact sequence.