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One Dead, About 20 Students Hurt in Car–School Bus Crash in Arignano

Investigators are reviewing witness accounts alongside surveillance video to determine the cause.

Overview

  • The car’s driver died after being freed from the wreck by firefighters at the intersection of via Borgo Cremera and via Borgonuovo.
  • Roughly twenty bus passengers, mostly teenagers aged 14 to 18, sustained minor injuries with no life-threatening conditions reported.
  • The line bus was carrying about fifty people during the morning school commute when the collision occurred around 8 a.m.
  • Ambulance crews and the regional air rescue helicopter treated the injured on site or transported them to nearby hospitals, and the area was temporarily closed to traffic.
  • Authorities have opened an inquiry that does not rule out human error or mechanical failure, and the mayor offered condolences and thanked first responders.