Overview
- Police identified the victim as Layachi Ghelimi, 81, who died at the scene after being struck by an 18‑meter truck in Piazza Ovidio shortly after 14:20.
- Firefighters extracted the victim from beneath the vehicle as municipal police began taking statements from witnesses.
- Prosecutor Francesco Cajani ordered the truck impounded, and the 57‑year‑old driver’s alcohol test returned negative.
- A preliminary reconstruction places the impact roughly seven meters from the marked crosswalk, with nearby surveillance footage to be acquired for analysis.
- Earlier the same day, a 49‑year‑old cyclist was hospitalized in serious condition after a crash in Viale Belisario, and an 85‑year‑old driver was also injured, with a medical episode cited as an unconfirmed hypothesis.