The Genoese student lost her life together with 12 other girls in the tragic road accident that took place on March 20, 2016 in Tarragona
Genoa – A tree and a plaque “To remember and so that it never happens again” were inaugurated this morning during the ceremony for Francesca Bonellothe Genoese student who, six years ago, during the Erasmus in Spain, she lost her life together with 12 companions, in the tragic bus traffic accident that took place on 20 March 2016 in Tarragona.
In the park of Villa Gruber De Mari, in the Castelletto district, near the house where the young woman lived, a cedar was planted and a plaque was discovered in memory of Francesca and the other 12 victims.
The mayor of Genoa Marco Bucci, the president of the Central East Municipality Andrea Carratù, the municipal councilor Andra Grasso, the parents of Francesca, Paolo and Anna Bonello, and his sister Marta spoke. “Genoa does not forget Francesca Bonello and the other victims of the Tarragona accident – says the mayor Marco Bucci – Today is a very simple gesture, a memory. This tree symbolically planted in Villa Gruber will grow and will keep alive the memory of the thirteen missing young people. Today, commemorating Francesca and the other 12 girls, Genoa ideally joins the request for justice that the families and friends of the victims have been waiting for for six long years. The plaque on the lawn is also a way to raise awareness among citizens on the issue of road safety, to ensure that tragedies like these never happen again “.
“The planted cedar represents Francesca in her evergreen being with her smile, with her spirit of service – declares the Councilor for Culture and Education of the Liguria Region Ilaria Cavo – We are happy that from today there is a place close to where she lived which remembers her, how proud we are to have established a university scholarship that bears her name. All this still makes her feel ‘Among us’ “. The idea of the plaque and the tree comes from a motion promoted by the municipal councilor Alberto Cattaneo.
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