Accident last night in viale Regione Siciliana, near via Ugo La Malfa, before taking the motorway towards Trapani. Traffic is at a standstill and four ambulances are on site. A car, apparently after colliding with another vehicle, ended its journey by overturning. The driver was uninjured. Municipal police officers intervened to ascertain responsibilities. Outgoing traffic remained paralyzed for a few hours.
The van – bus collision yesterday in Palermo
Bus and van collision in via Libertà in Palermo. The car of line 101 was hit by the vehicle. Several passengers on board. A bit of fear for them, but there don’t seem to be any injuries. The accident in via Libertà at the corner of via Filippo Cordova. Amat technicians intervened to take away the vehicle and municipal police officers intervened to establish who was responsible for the collision.
The accident in Messina
Accident in Messina, where two ATM trams collided at the Bonino Gazzi terminus. According to initial reconstructions, one of the drivers lost control of the tram and went off the tracks and collided with the other vehicle. The accident appears to have been caused by an illness suffered by the man, who was rescued by paramedics and transported to the Polyclinic.
Inconvenience for passengers
No injuries were reported, as there were no passengers on board the two trams at the time of the accident. The service has been suspended from Villa Dante to the southern terminus, in both directions, while the rest of the route is open as normal. The trams resumed circulation once the work of the technical teams who restored safety conditions was completed. Many inconveniences for passengers who use the tram service daily in Messina. The ATM, the company that manages the service, has started an investigation to ascertain the causes of the accident and verify the damage caused to the two cars.
The accidents in Palermo
Mysterious accident in Palermo. A man appears to have been hit by a tram in Corso dei Mille, near the Piazza hotel institute, not far from the bus terminus. The victim of the accident would have been stuck between the rails and the wall that runs alongside the tracks and, as the tram passed, he would have suffered various injuries. Not a direct and frontal investment, therefore. The unfortunate person appears to have been rescued by a passing motorist who witnessed the scene and taken to the Buccheri La Ferla hospital by the same motorist. “Rescue was sent – they say from Amat – but no one was found near the accident. We have recovered the images to reconstruct what happened and establish responsibilities.” After a long sequence of accidents, especially with damage to vehicles and some even to people, a sequence which had covered a short period of time, accidents along the tracks had decreased significantly to the point of almost disappearing.
