Overview

• A 44-year-old Romanian woman died after a tractor she had dismounted rolled forward and pinned her between the vehicle and a cart at a farm near Volania di Comacchio.
• Preliminary reconstructions indicate she left the tractor’s gear engaged while planting seedlings, causing the machine to move unexpectedly.
• Carabinieri of Ferrara, the Workplace Health Service and the fire brigade are conducting on-site inspections to determine the precise cause of the crash.
• Authorities have not yet clarified the exact sequence of events that led to the crushing incident.
• Italy’s agricultural sector recorded more than 210 workplace deaths in the first quarter of 2025 and unions are demanding greater safety enforcement.