Australian cyclist killed in crash

Australian road cyclist Carly Hibberd has been killed after colliding with a car while training in Italy, AP reported.

The 26-year-old Hibberd died after she was struck by a car on Wednesday in Como in Italy's north.

The accident reportedly occurred when she was riding on a road between Appiano Gentile and Lurato Caccivio, north of Milan, with Colombian rider Diego Tamayo. Tamayo was not hurt.

A former runner from Noosa, north of Brisbane, Hibberd won the national road race series in 2008 before moving overseas in 2009 to pursue her career as a professional road cyclist. She joined the Cassina Rizzardi A Style Fionucci team at the start of this season.