Influencer dies after honeymoon bike crash with ex-Olympian

A German social media creator has died from injuries sustained in a head-on collision with a former Olympic skier while cycling on her honeymoon in northern Italy. Laura Viktoria Härtig, 30, died on July 12 after being hospitalized for 19 days following the crash on June 23.

The incident occurred on the SS242 state road at Sella Pass, a mountain route in the Dolomites. Härtig was cycling downhill toward Canazei when her bicycle collided with a motorcycle ridden uphill by Peter Runggaldier, 57, a former alpine ski racer who represented Italy in the 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics. The impact was severe, splitting Härtig's bicycle in two and throwing her onto the pavement with critical injuries.

Emergency responders, including teams from Trentino Emergenza and Aiut Alpin Dolomites, resuscitated Härtig at the scene before airlifting her to San Maurizio Hospital in Bolzano, Italy. Her family later transferred her to a specialized clinic in Murnau, Germany, near her hometown of Penzberg in Bavaria, where she died. Runggaldier also sustained injuries, described as serious fractures and abdominal trauma, and was airlifted to Santa Chiara Hospital in Trento. His injuries were not...