Liverpool fan, 51, dies in Italy after trying to cross motorway

Chris DaviePublished Sep 17, 2024, 7:13pm|Updated Sep 17, 2024, 7:14pm

Philip Dooley, a 51-year-old Liverpool supporter, has died successful Italy aft being deed by a car arsenic helium attempted to transverse a motorway.

Dooley is understood to person arrived astatine Orio al Serio airdrome connected a Ryanair formation from Manchester precocious connected Monday evening up of Liverpool’s Champions League lucifer against AC Milan connected Tuesday night.

Italian constabulary are present investigating aft Dooley was struck by an SUV whilst stood successful the 3rd lane of the A4 motorway, which runs alongside the airport, soon earlier 1am successful the aboriginal hours of Tuesday morning.

Police judge Dooley, who was recovered with a summons to the Liverpool crippled successful his pocket, was attempting to transverse the engaged motorway successful bid to scope his edifice but was unaware of a adjacent underpass.

Initial investigations amusement that Dooley had climbed implicit a two-metre precocious obstruction successful bid to get to the broadside of the motorway. A witnesser reported to postulation constabulary that 2 different radical had besides approached the A4 but past decided not to cross.

A connection from Liverpool read: ‘We are profoundly saddened by the tragic passing of our protagonist Philip Dooley, pursuing a roadworthy postulation mishap successful Bergamo successful the aboriginal hours of this morning.

‘Philip was a lifelong Liverpool instrumentality who had travelled to Italy to beryllium astatine tonight’s Champions League crippled against AC Milan.

‘Our unit successful Milan are moving with the section constabulary and consulate, and proceed to supply enactment to different fans impacted by this devastating incident.

‘The thoughts and prayers of everyone connected to the nine are with Philip’s family, friends and chap supporters astatine this highly hard time.

‘Rest successful peace, Philip.’

Merseyside Police said successful a statement: ‘We are alert of a fatal collision that occurred successful the aboriginal hours of contiguous (Tuesday 17 September) successful Italy.

‘Philip Joseph Dooley, 51, from Liverpool, sadly died aft helium was struck connected a roadworthy successful Bergamo. Merseyside Police is assisting authorities successful Italy and our officers person informed his adjacent of kin successful Merseyside.

‘Two men who witnessed the incidental are besides assisting the probe being carried retired by Italian police.’

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