Overview

• Seventeen- and 18-year-old Moroccan-origin youths were killed when their Ford Fiesta collided head-on with an SUV on the Malchittu straight at about 8:15 a.m.
• A 16-year-old passenger was airlifted to Santissima Annunziata hospital in Sassari and remains in critical condition.
• Two women in the SUV were rushed to Nuoro hospital under red code with life-threatening injuries.
• Officers from the Polizia Stradale di Cannigione, Polizia Locale di Arzachena and local fire brigades coordinated the rescue and closed statale 125 for site security.
• A formal probe has been opened to examine factors such as road design, speed control and driver conduct on the busy tourist artery.