The 18-year-old who died in an accident was a promising skier - Breaking News

12/18/2023, 2:12:17 PM

Highlights: Mirko Lupo Olcelli, 18, died this morning in a road accident in Valfurva, in the province of Sondrio. A 16-year-old girl who was sitting next to him was injured in the head-on collision with another car. The Winter Sports Federation remembered the young member of the AltaValtellina Ski Club and "a leading member" of the national under-20 ski mountaineering team. The boy had already been placed on national competitive teams.

Mirko Lupo Olcelli, 18, died this morning in a road accident in Valfurva, in the province of Sondrio. A 16-year-old girl who was sitting next to him was injured in the head-on collision with another car. The boy had already been placed on national competitive teams. The Winter Sports Federation remembered the young member of the AltaValtellina Ski Club and "a leading member of the national under-20 ski mountaineering team". The 18-year-old was on his way to SantaCaterina Valfurva when, due to an invasion of the opposite lane, he collided with another vehicle and died.