Belarusian racing cyclist Zinaida Stahuskaya dies during coaching

A 38-year-old Belarusian racing cyclist Zinaida Stahurskaya has died. She was driving along the highway Vitsebsk-Homel during a coaching.
Suddenly a Russian car appeared in the centre trip. It passed by the coach who was driving his car in front of Zinaida but ran over the cyclist and fell into the ditch.

Zinaida Stahurskaya died on the spot because of the injuries and the woman from Saint Petersburg who had driven the car was delivered to the resuscitation unit of a Vitsebsk hospital.

Zinaida Stahurskaya was a world champion and the winner of the general women’s race at Tour de France, a champion and prize-winner of the first-rate international cycle racing competitions.

BelaPAN