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Pre-Dawn Ostia Crash Between ATAC Bus and Car Kills 27-Year-Old, Critically Injures Another

Police are reconstructing the collision to determine how it occurred.

Overview

  • Firefighters report a head-on impact between a Fiat 500X carrying two women and an ATAC line 04 bus at Via dei Romagnoli and Via Andrea da Garessio around 5:30 a.m.
  • Emergency crews extricated a 26-year-old from the car and took her to hospital in critical condition after attempts to resuscitate her 27-year-old companion at the scene failed.
  • The bus driver, 52, suffered minor injuries and was transported in yellow code, according to initial medical reports.
  • Local police performed on-site measurements and inspections to establish the cause, and no official determination has been released.
  • Firefighters and 118 responders handled rescue operations as authorities secured the scene in Rome’s coastal district of Ostia.