Overview

• Between August 3 and 4 four collisions killed three cyclists near Terlizzi, an elderly wrong-way motorist in Parma, a youth in a stolen-car wreck at Tivoli and three ambulance occupants on the A1 motorway.
• Asaps data show cyclist fatalities have climbed 21.8 percent since January to 130 deaths, underscoring growing risks for vulnerable road users this summer.
• The A1 crash between Arezzo and Valdarno occurred when a lorry collided with an ambulance from Misericordia di Terranuova Bracciolini, killing two volunteers and their patient and injuring fifteen others.
• The Procura di Trani and other local authorities have opened multiple manslaughter and negligent-homicide inquiries, with parallel investigations underway in Tivoli and by Polizia Stradale and Carabinieri.
• Victims’ families, cycling groups and volunteer organizations are pressing for stricter speed enforcement, better signage and targeted infrastructure upgrades to prevent further tragedies.