Extremely serious road accident at the Nure Sud service area in Piacenza in the early morning of Thursday 9 May. A lorry driver lost his life and seven other people ended up in hospital due to poisoning. The heavy vehicle, which was carrying cans of paracetic acid (a compound used in hospitals), hit a car along the entrance lane of the Mortizza service station, along the lane in the direction of Cremona.
The truck driver, a 52-year-old from the province of Pavia, died instantly due to the force of the impact. The car, a Volkswagen Scirocco with a man and two women on board, was literally crushed by the heavy vehicle.
The cans and tanks of acid then overturned and overturned, and the compound leaked, causing the intoxication of the three on board the car and four other people, a group of friends who approached to help the three people to edge of the car to exit the passenger compartment.
The accident occurred shortly after 7.30 am when emergency services arrived on site. In addition to the air ambulance (which landed in the square of the service area), the medical vehicle and the Red Cross and White Cross ambulances, the Piacenza firefighters intervened in force with two teams, the crane truck and a specialized Nbcr unit to handle the acid spill.
The intoxicated people, who were not in serious condition, were transported by ambulance to Piacenza hospital.
The service area has currently been closed. The Cremona traffic police are on site to ascertain the dynamics and causes of the serious accident.
