Overview

• A heavy truck rear-ended a passenger car that had halted in the galleria di Base on the A1 Variante di Valico at around 14:30, killing three men inside the vehicle
• A 35-year-old woman and a young girl were critically injured and airlifted to nearby hospitals, where both remain under intensive care
• Vigili del Fuoco teams used hydraulic cutters and spreaders to free all five occupants, and the motorway stretch was closed for rescue before reopening one lane at 16:00, with queues extending 7 km
• Autostrade per l’Italia and Polizia Stradale have launched a formal inquiry into the crash dynamics, examining CCTV footage and vehicle telematics
• The incident follows a string of fatal tunnel accidents on Italian motorways, renewing calls for strengthened safety protocols and emergency response coordination