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11-Year-Old Critically Injured After Minimoto Fall at Naples Mall Parking Garage

Police are examining the use of a non‑road‑legal minimoto inside the parking structure to determine potential responsibility.

Overview

  • The incident occurred on January 17 at the La Birreria shopping center in Miano, in northern Naples.
  • According to police, the child was riding a LEM mini motocross bike on the second parking level when he lost control and struck a parapet.
  • The collision reportedly launched him over the barrier, causing a fall of about four meters onto a lower ramp.
  • Emergency medics from 118 treated him at the scene and transported him to Santobono pediatric hospital, where he remains in critical condition.
  • Carabinieri from the Stella unit are investigating the dynamics and any liability, and Corriere reported the parking area had been used as an improvised track for minimotos.