Overview
- On June 27, a lorry collided head-on with the Cosmai–Firrao vehicle at kilometer 570 on the A1 motorway near Rome, killing Emanuele Cosmai, 57, and Patrizia Firrao, 58, on impact
- Two passengers—one daughter and a Carabinieri colleague—were airlifted to hospital in critical condition following the crash
- Adriana, the couple’s newly appointed Carabinieri maresciallo and witness to the impact, has become a focal point for support within the Carabinieri community
- The regional Puglia secretariat of Unarma and the Conaippe guardie campestri union issued official condolences and wishes for the injured’s recovery alongside Mayor Angelantonio Angarano’s pledge of municipal support
- Highway police and prosecutors have opened a formal inquiry into the dynamics of the front-end collision to determine its causes