Truck off the road in Polegge: the portico of a small church knocked down, two injured

And of two injured the budget of thea truck goes off the road this morning at Poleggefraction of Vicenza and along the provincial road Marosticana, almost at the gates of the city. But it could have been worse, for the driver and passenger in the driving cab, given that the tiles and pieces of rubble from a small church, after the impact, fell right onto the heavy vehicle, breaking the windows.

Leaving the roadfor reasons not yet ascertained, occurred at 11.10 on Tuesday morning, also creating significant inconvenience to traffic towards the Berico capital and in the direction of Dueville as this is the main connecting artery. Both during rescue operations and for the subsequent removal of the damaged vehicle.

What was actually demolished was the portico of the Church of San Giovanni Battista which stands along the SP48, fully centered from the truck which came from the opposite lane, heading towards the capital municipality. The goods transport vehicle suddenly swerved to the left and only by chance at that moment were no other vehicles coming from Vicenza. A thunderous bang immediately attracted the attention of local residents as well as motorists traveling on the same street, all of whom gave the alarm to 118.

A Suem ambulance was sent to the scene from the San Bortolo hospital with the technical support of the Vicenza firefighters immediately requested. THE firefighters arrived from the station, also with the officer on duty, they secured the vehicle, while the driver and the other passenger managed to get out independently before being taken into care by the healthcare personnel of Suem 118. On site for the investigations and the local police of Vicenza are present to regulate traffic.

Regarding the two injured, their details and origins have not been disclosed at the moment. After both were admitted to the emergency room, in any case, good news filtered out regarding their actual health conditions. Both should get by with a prognosis of just a few days, and a great scare to get over, barring complications.