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Lufthansa CEO’s wife ‘runs over and kills woman crossing the road’ on family holiday

Vivian Spohr (centre) wife of airline CEO Carsten Spohr reportedly ran over and killed Gaia Costa (Picture: Getty/Jam Press)

The wife of an aviation CEO ran over and killed a 24-year-old woman in Sardinia before she flew back home to Germany.

Gaia Costa died after the SUV struck her as she crossed the road on a zebra crossing in Porto Cervo on Tuesday.

Vivian Alexandra Spohr, a manager and wife of German aviation company Lufthana’s CEO Carsten Spohr was reportedly driving the vehicle.

Emergency services spent more than 20 minutes at the scene trying to revive Gaia, but was knocked to the ground and banged her head and died at the scene.

Vivian is being investigated for negligent homicide in road traffic, according to Italian outlet La Repubblica.

But she returned to Munich as the prosecutor registered her as a suspect.

Story from Jam Press (Lufthansa Death Crash) Pictured: Victim Gaia Costa. Wife of Lufthansa CEO involved in horror crash while on family holiday which left one woman dead The wife of the Lufthansa CEO was involved in a horror crash while on a family holiday, which left one woman dead. Vivian Alexandra Spohr was behind the wheel of a BMW SUV, which collided with Gaia Costa. The 24-year-old was on her way to work - as a babysitter - and was using a pedestrian crossing. Tragic Gaia was knocked to the ground and banged her head. An ambulance arrived at the scene quickly and paramedics spent more than 20 minutes trying to revive her. She was still alive when the first responders arrived, but her injuries were too severe, and she died. The horror unfolded in Porto Cervo, Sardinia, Italy. Vivian Alexandra Spohr, 40, is the wife of Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr, as reported by NeedToKnow. Her daughter was also in the car at the time. They were holidaying on the affluent Costa Smeralda. She had stopped at the crossing to let people cross, but it was just as she pulled away that Gaia?stepped out, it is reported. Witnesses told how she raised her hand and reached out towards the body of the SUV - almost touching it - as if to say: ?Stop.? Gaia was from Tempio Pausania, whose Prosecutor?s Office is now investigating. Vivian Alexandra Spohr tested negative for alcohol and drugs, but investigators are still checking to see if she was allegedly using her phone at the time of the crash, on Tuesday (8 Jul). She is not currently subject to any precautionary measures, but the BMW she was driving has been seized. Gaia was a member of the folk group Quartiere Villanova from Cagliari and was passionate about traditional Sardinian clothing. The group said: ?You will always be in our hearts.? ENDS EDITOR?S NOTES Quotations have been translated to English.
Gaia Costa died after the SUV struck her as she crossed the road on a zebra crossing in Porto Cervo on Tuesday (Picture: Jam Press)

She was in Sardinia on holiday at her family’s vacation home.

Vivian’s lawyers said in a statement: ‘Vivian Spohr, who was involved in the tragic death, expresses her dismay and deep regret over this very serious accident.’

Mayor Gianni Addis said: ‘Gaia was a young woman who was deeply involved in the city’s social and cultural life. 

‘She was passionate about our traditions and never missed the parades of the local folk group.’ 

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