Overview

• A 40-year-old father and his 8-year-old son died in a violent rear-end collision on the A1 motorway southbound near kilometer 615.
• The mother, 40, and the younger daughter, 5, were critically injured and are receiving treatment at hospitals in Rome.
• Emergency responders, including police, firefighters, and air ambulances, worked to rescue survivors and manage the scene.
• A truck driver from the Iannotta company prevented further collisions by using his vehicle to block all lanes after the crash.
• The motorway section was closed for three hours, causing significant traffic delays before reopening with investigations ongoing into the crash dynamics.