Overview
- A child riding a bicycle was struck and later died after a collision with a car on Via del Genio Civile in Aprilia, with reports placing the crash at about mid‑afternoon on May 27, 2026.
- Emergency teams including an ambulance, an auto‑medica unit and an air ambulance responded and attempted resuscitation, but the girl could not be revived.
- The driver stopped at the scene and was reported to have been overcome by shock; she has undergone alcohol and drug testing and her mobile phone has been seized by investigators.
- Polizia Locale carried out on‑site rilievi and closed the road while the Procura della Repubblica di Latina will commission a medico legale to perform an autopsy as part of the ongoing inquiry.
- Via del Genio Civile is widely reported as a heavily trafficked, accident‑prone artery in the Aprilia area, raising local safety concerns and focus on whether road conditions or access points contributed to the crash.