Overview
- An ATVO line bus carrying about 50 students collided with an SUV around 7:30 a.m. on Via Maggiore in Piavon di Oderzo, Treviso, sending both vehicles into a roadside ditch and leaving the bus on its side.
- The SUV driver, identified as 85-year-old Germano De Luca of Fregona, died following the impact, while the bus driver and 11 students sustained minor injuries and were taken to Treviso hospital for checks.
- Witnesses described the SUV moving erratically shortly before the crash, leading investigators to consider a loss of consciousness as a possible cause as the Carabinieri work to reconstruct the dynamics.
- Authorities confirmed De Luca’s driving licence had been suspended and noted he had a court-appointed legal support administrator, factors now under review as part of the inquiries.
- ATVO praised the bus driver for calmly following emergency procedures, including evacuating students through the roof hatch, and the education minister highlighted student-transport safety as a priority.