Collision between two cars in the Fiego tunnel in Cosentino: five victims

Five people died in a road accident that occurred in the early afternoon on State Road 107 in San Fili, in the Cosentino area, in the Fiego tunnel.

Three of the 4 victims died instantly. The fourth, who had shown signs of recovery, died after medical intervention. A number to which the woman who was rescued and taken by air ambulance to Cosenza hospital was also added a little while ago. The cars involved in the accident are an Opel Mokka and a Jaguar. The first car was driven by an 82-year-old woman, deceased, while the Jaguar was driven by a fifty-year-old man, also deceased, who was in the company of three women, two of whom died.

Two other non-seriously injured people, however, were taken to the Paola hospital for the necessary checks and treatments.

Anas personnel, the Fire Brigade, the Police Force, in particular the Carabinieri of the Cosenza Radiomobile and the medical emergency services intervened on site.

The stretch of road where the accident occurred suffered heavy repercussions on traffic, with slowdowns and diversions to allow the technical investigations necessary to reconstruct the dynamics of the accident and to make the roadway safe. From initial information, the collision was head-on and occurred at the exit of the tunnel where the road bends. It was raining in the area.