WORLD CUP ’90 : Four Are Killed in Auto Accident After Cup Match

A van carrying English soccer fans and a car of Italians collided head-on early Sunday, killing the three Italians and the head of the Bournemouth Football Club in England, authorities said.

The accident occurred outside Latina, 40 miles south of Rome, as the English fans were returning from the World Cup game between Italy and Ireland in the Italian capital, police said.

Authorities did not know what caused the crash.

Killed was Brian Tiler, president of the Bournemouth Football Club, British Embassy spokeswoman Kay Coombs said.

He and six other English fans were heading back to their hotel at San Felice Circeo, 65 miles south of Rome, when the accident occurred, authorities said.

They had planned to attend the England-Cameroon game Sunday in Naples.

The six fans were treated at a local hospital for injuries. The van driver, who worked at the hotel where the fans were staying, also was injured, police said.