Overview
- Mano Machinek, 37, died after a rented Porsche left a closed, curvy road on Mottarone above Lago Maggiore during filmed work and crashed down a steep embankment.
- Rescue teams freed Machinek from the overturned car, performed resuscitation on site, and pronounced him dead at the scene.
- The Carabinieri surveyed the scene and the public prosecutor ordered seizure of the vehicle and the body as part of an ongoing investigation into the cause.
- Journalists report the car was rented for a Milan production company and that Italian auto outlets say the shoot may have been for Porsche, though the company has not confirmed that detail.
- Machinek was known from the 2022 ATV reality show Forsthaus Rampensau, worked as an engineer and model, and his partner Maria Maksimovic has shared tributes and is receiving wide public condolences.