Camper Crash on A2 in Ticino: Seven Injured

A collision between a car and a motorhome on the A2 motorway in Mezzovico, in the Lugano area, left seven people injured. The accident occurred on Saturday shortly after 5:30 p.m. when the car rear-ended the motorhome, which then left the roadway and ended up beyond the guardrail. The most seriously injured is the 49-year-old driver of the car, a Kosovo citizen, who was taken to hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries. The motorhome driver, a 50-year-old Spanish citizen, also sustained serious injuries. The other five occupants, including two minors, suffered minor injuries. The exact cause of the collision is under investigation.

On Saturday evening on the A2 motorway in Switzerland, near Lugano, a car collided with a camper, which left the road and crossed a guardrail. Seven people were injured, one seriously. The cause of the collision is under investigation.

On August 8, on the A2 motorway in Mezzovico, Ticino, a car rear-ended a motorhome. Seven people were injured, with the car driver sustaining life-threatening injuries. Traffic heading north was partially closed until 23:00.

On Saturday, August 8, at around 5:30 p.m., a car rear-ended a camper on the A2 motorway near Mezzovico in the Lugano area, with both vehicles traveling north. According to the cantonal police, a 49-year-old Kosovo citizen residing in the canton of Aargau was driving the car and struck the camper for reasons still under investigation. The car also carried a 45-year-old woman and two minors, all Kosovo citizens. The camper, driven by a 50-year-old Spanish citizen, left the roadway and came to rest on an embankment beyond the guardrail. All seven people were taken to hospital; the car driver suffered life-threatening injuries, the camper driver serious injuries, and the others minor injuries.

On the A2 near Mezzovico, a motorhome went completely off the road past the guardrail. A car was also involved in the incident, and several people were injured. Traffic is heavily slowed northbound between the Dosso di Taverne tunnel and Rivera. Three ambulances are on site.

On Saturday at around 5:45 p.m., a car and a motorhome collided on the A2 motorway in Camignolo, Ticino. According to Rescue Media, seven people were injured, one seriously, two moderately, and four slightly. The injured were taken to hospitals in Lugano and Bellinzona. The motorhome left the road. Traffic was halted between Dosso di Taverne and Rivera heading north, causing a queue extending to Lugano. Rescue workers from Croce Verde, SAM, and firefighters from Lugano and Bellinzona responded.