We await further details to clarify the dynamics of the accident and understand how this tragedy could have occurred.
More bad news from Italian roads today, Monday 22 July, with a dramatic outcome for a motorcyclist. Thecar accident occurred on the streets of the Lombard city of Bergamo involving a motorcycle and a truck. A man lost his life in the impact.
The 118 operators, the fire brigade and the police quickly intervened on the scene. The medical and paramedical personnel, sent by the operations centre of the Regional Emergency and Urgency Agency of Lombardy, arrived on the scene provincial road Sp525where the accident occurred. Given the time of arrival of the rescue team, around 3:50 p.m., it is assumed that the accident occurred within half an hour before.
The motorcyclista 54-year-old man, died instantly due to the very serious injuries caused by the collision with the truck. It is still unclear whether the driver of the truck suffered physical damage or if he was completely unharmed without needing to be hospitalized.
The area has been made safe and the necessary surveys have been carried out to reconstruct the dynamics of the accident. To allow these operations, the stretch of road was closed. At the moment, the alleged responsible of the collision. Further details are expected in the next few hours to clarify the circumstances and understand how this tragedy could have occurred.
At this time, the identity of the deceased motorcyclist has not yet been released. A witness reported that the trucks and motorcycles were traveling “very close together.” The woman, who was behind the wheel and stopped at a traffic light on a road in the immediate vicinity of the collision, may not have seen the entire scene, but she said: “The motorcycle and truck were also going slowly. A few moments later I heard a noise. I looked in the mirror and saw the impact…”
The truck involved would be a cement mixer of a company in Osio Sopra. One of the company’s directors, who arrived at the scene of the accident, reported that the driver had not noticed anything and had only managed to stop after hearing a loud noise. The driver appeared very shaken immediately after the incident but is probably unharmed. The road was closed to traffic between the Enea pizzeria and JD Service Italia, with a diversion onto via per Curnasco.
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