Overview
- Five young people were in a Peugeot 207 that crashed around 3:30 a.m. on via Verdi in Asiago after returning from a birthday celebration.
- Local reports identified the deceased as Nicola Xausa, Riccardo Gemo and Pietro Pisapia, all from the Vicenza area.
- Two occupants survived; one is hospitalized in serious condition at Bassano del Grappa, and the other was evaluated in Asiago with no significant injuries reported.
- Surveillance video described by officials shows the vehicle approaching at very high speed, striking a traffic island and a road sign before hitting the central fountain and overturning, with another car passing the spot seconds earlier.
- Carabinieri and the prosecutor’s office are conducting the inquiry, and Lusiana Conco’s mayor said the town will observe a day of mourning on the day of the funerals.