Brit killed and six injured after luxury yacht crashes in Italy

An English man has died after the luxury yacht he was travelling on crashed and sank in Italy.

The 63-year-old was unconscious but still alive when rescuers arrived off the coast of Porto Cervo, northern Sardinia, on Sunday evening.

According to local media, they couldn’t save him and he died shortly after.

He was one of seven people on board the 70ft vessel when it hit rocks near the Li Nibani islands.

Reports suggest the victim may have been the yacht’s owner but his identity has not yet been revealed.

Two other people were rushed to hospital and are now in serious conditions, while the rest were treated by medics at the scene.

It is thought the incident happened when the yacht’s captain swerved to avoid another boat.

The wreck has already been recovered and towed to the port while an investigation is launched.

A video from the scene last night showed the yacht sinking in the sea, not far from the coast.

A source told the Daily Mail: ‘The theory is the boat that ran aground was trying frantically to steer out of the way of another which didn’t have right of way and she ended up on the rocks.’

Metro.co.uk has contacted the Foreign Office.

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