Overview

• The collision occurred Saturday afternoon around 14:20–14:30 near kilometer 121 of the SS598 Fondovalle dell'Agri in Scanzano Jonico, Matera province.
• A seven-seat Renault Scenic carrying ten people struck an Iveco truck, leaving four occupants dead at the scene and six seriously injured.
• Firefighters extricated victims from the wreckage as 118 medical teams transferred the injured to regional hospitals using an air ambulance.
• ANAS closed the SS598 in both directions for hours to allow rescue operations and investigative work by police.
• The truck driver was reported practically uninjured and has been interviewed, while formal identification of the victims is pending with initial reports indicating Asian agricultural workers, likely Pakistani or Indian.