The mortuary proved too small to accommodate the many friends and acquaintances who wanted to pay their last farewell to Martin, the 31-year-old who died after being hit by a bus in Viale Diaz in Cagliari . The young man was seriously injured at dawn on Saturday : the next day his heart stopped beating.

“They really loved him,” says the young man's mother. Prisca Nzeyimana , 60, entrusts her son "to prayers" while waiting for the investigation to take its course.

The woman, known in the city for her great activity as a cultural mediator and former magistrate in Burundi (political refugee in Italy for over twenty years), was overwhelmed by the affection of many people, especially young people. And Sara, Martin's girlfriend , entrusts her desperation to social media: "You will also miss the ashtray and your new toothbrush like this disposable heart that you take away". “It's all too hard for my heart. I feel the splendid affection of all. Thank you ”, he then adds.

To help Martin's family, a fundraiser was launched on GoFundMe: in a few hours the goal of saving € 5,000 was more than exceeded. Tomorrow at 10.30 in the church of Sant'Eulalia the funeral will be celebrated.

THE INQUIRY - In the meantime, the public prosecutor Nicoletta Mari has entered the driver of the Ctm vehicle in the register of suspects . The crime hypothesis is that of culpable road homicide . Act due to clarify every aspect of the tragic accident: the central mass memory of the bus will also be acquired, which will then be analyzed by an expert.

However, the reconstruction made by the Local Police through the testimonies seems quite clear : Martin and a friend were on their way home, they saw the oncoming bus. During the run, the girl's glasses fell off the sidewalk. The 31-year-old, known for his activity as a cultural mediator and bartender in various places in the center, bent down to pick them up and was hit in the head by the bus. Emergency operation at Brotzu died the next day.

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