British girl, 14, with peanut allergy collapses and dies after family's pizza dinner in Rome

A British teenager with a has tragically died after eating pizza and dessert in Rome.

The 14-year-old, named Skyler by media, was on holiday with her parents when the tragedy happened. The family, who travelled to the Italian capital for a week-long holiday during which they planned to visit museums and archaeological sites, were staying in the Gianicolense neighbourhood.

On Thursday last week, Skyler, her parents and her two siblings decided to have pizza as their first dinner in Rome. However, just 15 minutes after the family had dinner at the "I love pizza kebab" , which is located close to their B&B, the teen began feeling ill.

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Her symptoms including her throat tightening, difficulty breathing, her heart pounding, chills and tremors throughout her body. Her worried parents tried to calm Skyler down and asked staff at their B&B for help, reports say. Staff called the emergency services, who rushed to the hotel, but when paramedics arrived they found Skyler unconscious.

They tried to resuscitate and bring her to nearby San Camillo hospital by ambulance, but sadly Skyler died of anaphylactic shock even before reaching the medical facility, Italian newspaper reported. According to the publication, the British family were planning to visit the Vatican Museums the following day before heading to the Colosseum and the Imperial Fora.

Investigators from the Monteverde police station launched an investigation after speaking to the girl's parents, who explained she was allergic to peanuts. Skyler's family also said that in the past she experienced serious allergic reactions, so she would avoid anything that might include peanuts, carefully reading food labels.

The family said they would also enquire about allergens when eating in restaurants. According to Corriere della Sera, investigators have spoken to the restaurant's owners and ASL Roma 3, which looks after health services in that district of the city, has begun hygienic and health checks, also to verify the presence of allergen lists in the pizza restaurant.

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