One dead, several injured during Italy Euro 2020 celebrations


  • World
  • Monday, 12 Jul 2021

Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Final - Fans gather for Italy v England - London, Britain - July 12, 2021 Italy fans celebrate after winning the Euro 2020 REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

ROME (Reuters) - One person died and several were injured during sometimes wild celebrations in Italy after its soccer team's triumph over England in Sunday's Euro 2020 final.

A 22-year-old man died in a car crash in Caltagirone, in Sicily, as he was rushing to the town centre to join victory festivities, police said.

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