A 36-year-old man was hit and killed by a truck in the province of Como: he was walking on a side of the road where there was no pavement.
Dead in road accident (archive image)
Today, Thursday 28 March, a 36-year-old man was hit and killed by a truck in the province of Como. There is still little information relating to this terrible accident. In addition to the 118 health workers, the police and firefighters intervened on site to reconstruct the exact dynamics.
The intervention of health workers
According to what has been reported so far, the operation took place at 4.39pm. The operations center of the Regional Emergency Emergency Agency of Lombardy (Areu) was informed that a pedestrian had been hit in Mozzate, a municipality of just 8 thousand inhabitants in the Como area, not far from the border with Cislago. The 118 health workers were sent on board a medical vehicle and an ambulance to via Varese and precisely to number 136. It was also take off a helicopter.
The 36-year-old died instantly: his injuries were too serious
Despite the timely intervention, however there was nothing the 36-year-old could do: doctors declared death on the spot, the injuries sustained were too serious. The impact with the articulated lorry was too violent. His identity is not yet known: at the moment we only know that he has foreign origins. The police carried out all the necessary investigations. The elements collected will be used to ascertain any responsibilities.
Violent collision between a van and a lorry: a driver was pulled from the wreckage
According to an initial reconstruction, he was hit while walking on one side of the road without a pavement. To allow all operations, the road was closed to traffic: the help of the firefighters was therefore essential.
