A husband and wife were hit on a crosswalk in Milan: he died in hospital, she was in critical condition.

The 76-year-old man who was struck by a car this afternoon while crossing the street with his wife in Milan died at the Multimedica Hospital in Sesto San Giovanni , where he had been taken in critical condition. The accident occurred on Viale Pirelli , in the northern part of the city. The woman was taken to the Niguarda Hospital in critical condition, where she was taken to the operating room.

According to an initial reconstruction by the local police, the couple were hit by a car driven by an Italian man born in 1966.

The couple's condition immediately appeared very serious. The driver tested negative for both breathalyzer and drug tests. In shock, he was taken to Sesto San Giovanni Civil Hospital with a green code.

(Unioneonline)