71-year-old Italian killed in Milan street accident

A 71-year-old man in Italy was killed following a car accident over the weekend, the Philippine Consulate General in Milan said on Monday. 

According to the Consulate, the man‘s car hit a pole in front of the consulate on Saturday morning. 

“According to reports, the man passed away despite efforts to save him at the hospital where he was taken following the incident,” it said in a post on Facebook.

The Consulate did not say if the victim was on its way to the Consulate when the accident happened.

Meanwhile, the Consulate extended its condolences to the family of the victim, whom it did not identify.

“The Consulate requests kababayan to pray for the eternal repose of the victim’s soul,” according to a statement. —Joahna Lei Casilao/KBK, GMA Integrated News