Overview
- The boy was hit while riding a bicycle on via Zanichelli in Reggio Emilia and was taken to Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, where he died shortly after arrival.
- The collision, which occurred Thursday shortly after 2 p.m., involved only the municipal waste truck and the child, and two peers riding with him were uninjured.
- An off-duty health worker at the scene began CPR and ambulance crews continued resuscitation before transport to hospital.
- Preliminary reconstructions reported by investigators suggest the truck may have knocked the child from his bike and a wheel could have partially passed over him, and the Polizia Locale has collected evidence and witness statements including from the driver.
- Local officials have expressed shock and called for a re‑examination of street safety for children, and the ongoing technical and judicial inquiries could lead to changes in how municipal vehicles operate.