Worker dies hit by a car on the highway in the Florentine area
Quick Look
- A 48-year-old Autostrade per l'Italia worker died when he was hit by a car along the A11 motorway, near the Prato est toll booth.
- The driver stopped and the police are investigating the dynamics.
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Why It Matters
A road worker was fatally hit along the A11 motorway in the Campi Bisenzio area.
A 48-year-old man of Senegalese origin died last night after being hit by a car along the A11 motorway, near the Prato est toll booth, in the municipal area of Campi Bisenzio (Florence).
Rescue was prompt, but there was nothing that could be done for the man, a road worker for Autostrade per l'Italia.
The driver of the car stopped after the accident and was then taken to hospital.
Long queues formed during the rescue activities and investigations by the traffic police which ended during the night. From what we have learned, the man was in the emergency lane, the reason still to be clarified, when he was hit.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Clarification of the dynamics of the accident by the traffic police
Likely · Within days
Open Questions
- Why was the worker in the emergency lane?
