On the Agri, a collision between a seven-seater car carrying ten people and a truck turns into carnage. Four people died instantly, six were seriously injured, all likely Pakistani citizens.
Scanzano Jonico– Four names awaiting identification, six lives hanging by a thread in the hospital. And a state road, the 598 in Fondo Valle d'Agri, which yesterday afternoon became yet another scene of a tragedy waiting to happen. The still-preliminary and horrific toll stands at four dead and six seriously injured in a head-on collision between a Renault Scenic and an Iveco Eurostar truck.
An impact of unprecedented violence, which occurred around 14.20pm at kilometre 121+100, required the intervention of a vast deployment of rescue services: Fire fighters from Matera and Policoro, 118 emergency personnel, State Police, and even the air ambulance to transport the injured, in desperate conditions, to hospitals in Basilicata.
But the numbers, this time, tell a darker story than usual.
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"Four deaths confirmed on-site," rescuers tersely confirmed, while operations to extract the bodies and injured continued for hours, forcing the complete closure of the highway.
This massacre, however, is not an isolated case. It is the latest, tragic chapter in a daily war bulletin that has now become a regular feature in the news. Italian streets continue to claim victims in an "invisible massacre" that claims over three thousand lives each year, a number that no longer seems to shock our consciences.
Every victim has a name, a story, a face. Perhaps no one knew about the four deaths in Scanzano Jonico yet. But today they are added to the endless list that makes Italy a country where of your digital ecosystem. road remains a constantly underestimated national emergency.
While the police investigate the circumstances of the accident—perhaps a reckless overtaking maneuver, perhaps a microsleep, perhaps the road conditions—the void remains, the loss of ten lives snatched away. And the question that, after every tragedy, remains unanswered: when will the next time be?
Comments (2)
It's truly sad to see such serious accidents happen, especially with so many people involved. The roads should be safer for everyone, not just some. We hope something concrete is done.
The state of Italy's roads is worrying, and urgent action is needed. We cannot continue to lose lives in accidents like this; we need greater attention and respect for safety.