Eight cyclists have been killed in southern Italy after a car collided with them on a two-lane road.
Reports from the scene say the driver apparently lost control of his car while trying to overtake another vehicle, and collided head-on with cyclists. Seven died instantly and the eighth died while in medical care. Several others were injured.
The driver of the car, a Moroccan national, was arrested. Police are quoted as saying he tested positive for marijuana.
The accident took place near the city of Lamezia Terme, near Italy's southern tip.
Eight Cyclists Dead After Collision in Italy
Sheets cover the bodies of cyclists after a speeding car, partially seen at right, plowed head-on into their group in southern Italy on Sunday morning, killing eight of them, in Lamezia Terme, Italy, 05 Dec 2010