Overview

• Italian Highway Police concluded a six-hour probe near the Marcallo-Mesero tollbooth, clearing debris to reopen the motorway.
• An 82-year-old driver made a U-turn after missing the toll and drove seven kilometres the wrong way before colliding head-on at roughly 130 km/h.
• Mario Paglino, 52, and Gianni Grossi, 48, founded Magia2000 in 1999 as the first non-American artists to design official Mattel Barbie dolls.
• Banker Amodio Giurni, 38, died in the crash; his wife, Silvia Moramarco, 37, remains in critical but stable condition at Niguarda Hospital in Milan.
• Mattel’s Barbie team and collectors worldwide have paid tribute to the designers’ groundbreaking artistry and lasting influence on Barbie culture.