Serious road accident today July 2nd in Campodarsego. The Fire Department intervened for a crash involving a cement mixer and a trailer truck in via Olmo in Campodarsego. The toll, which could have been much more serious, is one injured. The driver remained trapped in the cabin. The fire department teams rushed from Padua and the Borgoricco volunteer detachment with three vehicles including the crane and a total of 12 operators, secured the vehicles and began extraction operations.
The rescues
The operators, using jacks, shears and hydraulic spreaders, freed the driver who was stuck in the cab of the trailer truck, who was taken care of by the Suem medical staff and transferred to the hospital. The driver of the concrete mixer was unharmed. The Carabinieri diverted traffic and carried out the accident surveys. The firefighters’ rescue operations ended shortly before 9. In Campodarsego, in the area where the accident took place, long queues formed and the inconvenience continued for almost the entire morning. The Carabinieri are investigating the causes of the accident. As per standard practice, both drivers were subjected to medical tests to assess their psychophysical state at the time of impact.
