Overview

• Mattia Caruso and Simone Marzullo, both 17, died instantly when their scooter struck a Fiat Punto at the intersection of via Kennedy and via San Vito
• Carabinieri investigators’ initial reconstruction indicates the car spun into a tree after impact, ejecting the riders against a parked vehicle and a guardrail
• The victims’ bodies have been transferred to the Messina Polyclinic for autopsies as part of standard forensic procedures
• Emergency personnel conducted urgent medical exams on the driver and are running drug and alcohol screenings to assess potential impairment
• Parish priest Santo Nicolosi and Duomo di Santa Maria Assunta volunteers have organized prayers and community outreach to support the bereaved families