A Liverpool fan was killed in a road accident in Italy ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League clash with AC Milan, the Premier League club said.
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“We are deeply saddened by the tragic passing of our supporter Philip Dooley, following a road traffic accident in Bergamo in the early hours of this (Tuesday) morning,” said Liverpool in a statement.

Liverpool did not say how old Dooley was when he died, nor give details of the accident.

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Italian media report that Dooley was a 51-year-old Irishman and that he was killed at around 1am local time (2300 GMT Monday), an hour after landing at Bergamo’s Orio al Serio airport while trying to cross a nearby motorway.

Liverpool face Milan at the San Siro on Tuesday night in the Reds’ first match in the revamped Champions League.
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