Spanish neo-pro Estela Domínguez killed after being hit by truck driver

Estela Domínguez racing for Spain at junior level
Estela Domínguez racing for Spain at ju𝔍nior level (Image credit: RFEC)

Sopela neo-pro Estela Domínguez has died after being hit by a truck driver du༒ring a training ride on Thursday afternoon.

Domínguez joined the team this year but had yet to make her professional debut. She was out training in Villares de la Reina near Salamanca in the northern Castilla y León region of Spain when 𒁏she was hit by a truck at a crossroads near an industrial estate.

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