"But Richi and Aurora? How come they're not here?" It's midnight and something. The group, to reach the Bowling pub, the final stop every Saturday night, left Piazza Sella a quarter of an hour earlier: they started their scooters, put on their helmets, rode along the tree-lined avenue and reached the 130 and from there via Oslo. Five kilometers in all. The scooter of Riccardo Lai and Aurora Marci, 17 years old, schoolmates at the "Baudi di Vesme", where they met and, for a year, engaged, was the last of the group: at the bowling alley, however, the two lovers never made it . They died instantly in the crash with a Range Rover .
The ones who tell the story of the last night of their lives are their lifelong friends. There are many of them, about forty, standing or sitting next to the entrance of the mortuary chambers of the Cto.
Him? " Helpful, cheerful, very funny, with a quick wit. A great guy ." Her? " Always kind, helpful, smiling ." An unforgettable moment spent together with them? "There are too many," and the voices, choked in the throat by a lump, fall silent.
Riccardo had a passion for two wheels, inherited from his father Giampaolo, and had recently joined the Motoclub Iglesias. Yesterday all the Motoclub riders registered for the Sardinian enduro championship race did not feel like racing and withdrew.
Beatrice
Then there is Beatrice Loi, another 17-year-old (from Quartu) torn away from the affection of her loved ones too soon . She fought for 24 hours at Brotzu after being hit on Saturday in Viale Colombo , in Cagliari. But she didn't make it, her injuries were too serious. She was on her way to her school, the Alberti high school.
He will continue to live in other bodies, thanks to the great gesture of generosity of his parents, who gave their consent to the donation of his organs .
The pensioner who hit her while driving a Fiat Panda, an 82-year-old, must answer for road homicide. "I didn't see her, the sun was on my face," he reportedly said.
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