Collision between two cars in the Fiego tunnel in Cosentino: four victims and one seriously injured

Four people died and one was seriously injured 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. The cars involved in the accident are an Opel Mokka and a Jaguar. Driving the first car was 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, while one, 44 years old, seriously injured, was transported by helicopter to the Annunziata hospital in Cosenza.

Two other minor injuries, however, were taken to the hospital in Paola 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.