Overview

• A car entered the southbound carriageway at the Bolzano Sud toll booth against traffic shortly before 5:15 AM, triggering a head-on collision
• The crash claimed one life and injured five people, including three children aged 8, 11 and 14
• Emergency helicopters transported the three children to Innsbruck University Clinic, and two other injured motorists were taken to hospitals in Bressanone and Trento
• Firefighters from Vigili del Fuoco di Bolzano, Polizia Stradale units and multiple ambulance crews responded to the scene
• Southbound lanes remained closed for several hours with traffic rerouted onto the nearby state road, and authorities have since reopened the Autobahn, continuing medical care for the injured and a crash investigation