Overview
- A frontal collision between a camper and a tourist shuttle on the Terni–Rieti (SS79) superstrada left six people dead and 34 injured after a holiday weekend departure surge, officials said following the Sunday crash.
- Regional emergency protocols were activated with ambulances, multiple air ambulances and a Protezione Civile field base, and patients were routed to hospitals in Terni, Perugia, Rieti, Foligno, Spoleto and Rome to avoid overload.
- The Procura di Terni opened a fascicolo for multiple counts of vehicular homicide, ordered seizure of the vehicles and bodies, and tasked police with collecting technical evidence from the scene.
- Investigators have retrieved the bus black box and will carry out autopsies and toxicology on the drivers; early reconstructions point to the camper crossing into the opposite lane but authorities say no cause is confirmed.
- The crash involved a shuttle serving tourists to the Cascata delle Marmore on a heavily traveled weekend, prompting calls for road‑safety and infrastructure reviews and highlighting strain on local emergency services.