Salamanca (EFE).- The Civil Guard is investigating whether a distraction by a truck driver was the cause of the hit-and-run that this Thursday ended the life of professional cyclist Estela Domínguez, a promise of Spanish cycling and daughter of ex-cyclist Juan Carlos Domínguez.
The main lines of investigation of the event, which occurred yesterday around 6:30 p.m. next to an industrial estate in Salamanca, contemplate as possible causes “distraction” or “glare” due to the low position of the sun at that time of the afternoon, according to explained to Efe sources from the Government Sub-delegation.
Estela Domínguez, from Valladolid, who was 19 years old and was studying at the University of Salamanca (USAL), was training on the N-620 near the Villares de la Reina industrial estate when a truck ran over her and caused her death on the spot .
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“With immense pain, we have learned that our cyclist Estela Domínguez has died this afternoon, the victim of a hit-and-run while training. We accompany the family in these terrible moments. Rest in peace,” the Sopela Women team, to which the young woman belonged, announced on Twitter.
The Royal Spanish Cycling Federation stated that “all Spanish cycling is in mourning” and called for respect for cyclists: “Please, always respect the cyclist on the road. A life goes on each bike », he indicated on his Twitter account.
Domínguez is from Valladolid but he studied at the University of Salamanca and that is why he trained in the outskirts of the city. USAL also expressed its condolences to the family members on Twitter and regretted his death.
The young promise of Spanish cycling was the daughter of Juan Carlos Domínguez, a former professional cyclist who went on to win a stage in the Giro d’Italia. Dominguez finished seventh in January at the Spanish Cyclocross Championship in Vic and she was called up by the Spanish Cycling Federation to participate in the Cyclocross World Cup that same month in Benidorm. EFE
