He takes his grandfather's tractor at night and overturns, 15-year-old dies

A 15-year-old boy died when his grandfather's tractor overturned while he was maneuvering it in front of his friends. It happened in the countryside of Cortona, in the province of Arezzo, on Saturday evening at midnight. He had dinner with some very young kids like him, in the family farmhouse when, after dinner, he decided to get on the agricultural vehicle and began to maneuver down a steep road. Apparently he had driven it other times and nothing had happened. This time, however, the tractor overturned on the irregular slope of a path and the vehicle crushed it. The young man died immediately.

A tragedy that strikes a family already marked by the serious loss of the parent and which shocks an entire community. His sister, 20 years old, was also at the dinner organized to bring together the company of her little brother's friends. The accident occurred near the property. As soon as she heard the cries of desperation from the other boys and that her brother had died, she felt ill and was admitted by 118 ambulance to the emergency room of the Fratta hospital in Cortona. According to the stories, the 15-year-old, a high school student, left the group to get on the tractor and head towards a path in the surrounding countryside: it is not clear at the moment for what purpose, perhaps to surprise his friends. However, his familiarity with the vehicle may have led him to feel confident in his abilities and to underestimate the bumps of the dirt track, which are less visible in the dark.

The other boys who were following him raised the alarm and heard the thud of the overturning. The firefighters from Cortona, the carabinieri and the 118 health personnel went to the scene with the doctor who confirmed the death. The magistrate on duty at the Arezzo prosecutor's office has ordered the autopsy, which will be carried out in the next few days. The tractor is seized. At the moment the prosecutor's office has opened a fact-finding file.