A car ends up in Lake Como after an accident on the night of June 16th. A 37-year-old man died on board the vehicle that fell into the water, but the young woman who was with him was saved. According to initial reconstructions, the origin was a collision between several vehicles. The driver of one of them had fled, but was later identified and stopped

Michele Floris

June 16 – 11.10am – MILAN

Following an accident that occurred around midnight along the Regina state road, a Fiat Panda fell into Lake Como between the municipalities of Brienno and Argegno, in the Como province. Of the two passengers on board the car that crashed into the water, only the 35-year-old woman was able to be rescued thanks to the intervention of the firefighters. To recover the 37-year-old man, who had initially been reported missing, the regional diving unit of the Fire Brigade intervened at the site of the accident, bringing his man back to the surface. lifeless body. Also operational were the Alpine River Speleo team from the Como Command and a mobile crane from the Varese Command, used to recover the remains of the vehicle, together with the air rescue.

investigations

From what emerges following the initial reconstructions of the facts, there were four cars involved in the accident. Causing the accident it would have been the car driven by a foreign citizen resident in Saronno, who following the impact would have tried to escape on foot, but would have been stopped and identified by the Carabinieri. The car in question would have collided with the Fiat Panda which, following the violent impact, would have broken through the wall that borders the road, inevitably ending up in the lake. After being recovered, the young woman was entrusted to the care of healthcare personnel, but does not appear to be in serious condition. There was nothing to be done, however, for the 37-year-old man recovered by divers, who was found lifeless after the underwater exploration. Two other boys, aged 29 and 30, in a third car involved in the accident were also injured. However, the driver of the fourth car remained unharmed. They are currently underway further investigationsto allow the Judiciary to reconstruct the precise dynamics of the accident.



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