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Three Egyptian Workers Die as Car Plunges From Sardinian Bridge

Authorities have opened a formal inquiry into the cause.

Overview

  • The crash occurred late Sunday morning on provincial road 27 between Villagrande and Tortolì at the S'Othai bridge.
  • A Volkswagen Golf fell about 10 meters into a small watercourse and overturned, leaving all three occupants dead.
  • The victims were two 33-year-olds and one 36-year-old, all Egyptian construction workers in the area for post-flood rebuilding.
  • Firefighters from Lanusei and Tortolì, SAF/SFA specialists, and divers flown in by the Vigili del Fuoco helicopter recovered the bodies as 118 crews and carabinieri secured the scene.
  • Carabinieri are investigating after initial accounts that the driver lost control, and prosecutor Valentina Vitolo and the mayor visited the site.