Former CONI President Petrucci hospitalised after crash

Former CONI President Gianni Petrucci is in hospital after his automotive crashed right into a ditch, however his situation isn’t life-threatening.

Petrucci and his spouse had been within the automotive within the Valmontone space close to Rome when it went off the street, crashing into an eight-metre ditch.

Petrucci was taken to hospital by way of an air ambulance, whereas his spouse solely sustained bruises.

He was recognized with a number of fractured ribs and a reduce to the pinnacle, however his situation isn’t life-threatening, according to news agency ANSA.

Petrucci was President of the CONI – the Italian Olympic Committee – from 1999 to 2013, which successfully made him the pinnacle of all sport in Italy.

In 2000-01, he was additionally the momentary commissioner of the FIGC, the Italian Soccer Federation.

His present position is as President of the Italian Basketball Affiliation.

He’s additionally on the board of administrators for Serie A membership Salernitana, a job he took in June 2023.