British woman, 20, is killed in car crash in Italy

British woman, 20, is killed in car crash in Sorrento after her Italian boyfriend overturns vehicle ‘while under influence of drink and drugs’

  • The 20-year-old woman living in Sorrento near Naples died on Tuesday morning
  • Her boyfriend is said to have overturned the vehicle, killing the Briton instantly
  • The 21-year-old boyfriend has been arrested after blood tests by Italian police 

A British woman has died in a car crash in Italy after her boyfriend overturned the vehicle near Naples. 

The 20-year-old, who was living in Sorrento in southern Italy, was killed instantly when the car hit a wall by the side of a road early on Tuesday. 

The boyfriend, who is Italian, was allegedly under the influence of drink and drugs and has been arrested.

A British woman has died in a car crash in Italy after her boyfriend overturned the vehicle near Sorrento (file photo of the town in southern Italy)

Italy’s Carabinieri police have seized the car after blood tests on the boyfriend, 21, showed evidence of cocaine and cannabis use, local media reports. 

The boyfriend is now reportedly under house arrest on suspicion of homicide, according to Italian news agency ANSA.  

The car apparently crashed at around 7am this morning as the pair were returning from a night out. 

The woman died instantly, while the driver was taken to a nearby hospital with only minor injuries.   

He had reportedly been driving his partner, who had lived in Sorrento for some time and worked at an ice cream shop, back to his grandfather’s home. 

The vehicle was described an Opel Corsa, the European name for a Vauxhall Corsa.   

Police in Massa Lubrense, part of the city of Naples, are now investigating the Briton’s death. 

Sorrento is well known as a tourist destination with its views over Naples, Vesuvius and the Amalfi coast. 

MailOnline has approached the UK Foreign Office for further information.  

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