Overview
- The collision occurred shortly after 21:00 near Mele and involved a tourist bus, a heavy truck and three cars.
- Police reported one fatality and roughly twenty injuries, with la Repubblica citing Polizia Stradale as identifying the bus driver as the deceased.
- Autostrade per l'Italia shut the A26 between Ovada and the A10 junction toward Genoa and closed the Masone entry, advising detours via the D26 and A7 as queues reached about 2 km.
- Emergency services deployed automedical units, multiple ambulances, firefighters and police, sending patients to Galliera, Villa Scassi, San Martino, San Carlo di Voltri and San Paolo di Savona hospitals.
- Investigators are examining the sequence of events after differing accounts suggested either a risky maneuver by the truck or an initial impact by the bus.