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Gaia Conte, 19, Dies in Cervasca Rollover Fire During Night of Crashes in Cuneo

Hazardous rain with fog coincided with seven wrecks, pushing this year's Cuneo road death toll to 34.

Overview

  • Conte's Fiat Panda left the provinciale 422 near San Defendente around 5 a.m., overturned, and caught fire while she was driving toward Dronero.
  • Firefighters extinguished the blaze and extracted her from the car as 118 responders attempted resuscitation, but she died at the scene.
  • A separate head‑on collision on the outskirts of Cuneo between Ponte Vecchio and Madonna dell'Olmo left three women hospitalized in critical condition.
  • Authorities have reported rain and fog across the area during the night, and official findings on precise causes have not yet been released.
  • Other incidents were logged in Roccaforte Mondovì, Lurisia/Colle del Mortè, Grinzane Cavour, Verzuolo, Neive, and on Cuneo's East–West variant.