A teenage boxing champion is among four dead after their car crashed into a wall.
Bilal Boussadra and his three friends were travelling in a Mercedes when the driver lost control.
They first collided with two parked cars and then crashed into a wall in the early hours of Sunday (14 Jul).
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When the emergency services arrived on the scene, the victims’ bodies were trapped in the mangled car.
Two friends had been following the victims in a Fiat Panda as the six, headed to a local ice cream parlour in Mirabella Eclano, Italy.
The pair witnessed the accident and their Fiat ended up in a ditch, but they survived with minor injuries.
The deceased have been named Roy Anthony Ciampa, Francesco Di Chiara, Mattia Ciminera, and Bilal Boussadra.
Boussadra, 19, lived locally and was well-known in the area because he was a young boxing talent.
He was born to Moroccan parents and became an Italian citizen upon turning 18, as reported on Need To Know.
In October 2023, he became the Italian Under-22 boxing champion in his category.
Di Chiara, 21, was from Frigento and was passionate about motocross bikes.
Ciampa, 21, was from Sturno and also loved motors. He was the youngest president of an official Ducati club and was also a promising footballer.
Ciminera, 21, was also from Sturno and was inseparable from his pet dog.
Di Chiara was behind the wheel at the time of the crash.
The authorities are investigating what caused him to lose control of the car.
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