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Deadly crash between camper van and car on SS28 tunnel near Cesio

27.04.2026 13:35 2 min 5 sources
Targatocn.it ITA + 4 more
Deadly crash between camper van and car on SS28 tunnel near Cesio
© La Stampa

On Sunday, a camper van collided head-on with a car in a tunnel on the SS28 near Cesio, then a second vehicle hit the camper from behind. The driver of the camper died; his wife and the car driver were injured. Traffic was diverted via Colle di San Bartolomeo.

Crash on the SS28

On 26 April 2026, a serious accident occurred on the SS28 (Colle di Nava) in the Pieve di Teco tunnel (near Cesio). A camper van collided head-on with a car, and then a second car hit the camper van from behind.

The camper van driver (aged 68 or 70 according to different sources, from Sanremo) was trapped in the cabin. Firefighters freed him, and he was airlifted in critical condition to Santa Corona hospital in Pietra Ligure, where he died in the evening. His wife (78) was hospitalised with a hand injury in Imperia; the car driver was also injured. The total number of casualties varies from 2 to 7 according to different sources.

The road was closed in both directions; traffic was diverted via Colle di San Bartolomeo. Investigations are ongoing.

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Story sources

Crash on State Road 28 in tunnel near Cesio: motorhome driver dies

27.04.2026 Targatocn.it ITA

Fatal crash on State Road 28: Sanremo man dies in camper with wife

26.04.2026 La Stampa ITA

Tunnel crash on the Colle di Nava State Road: two injured, road closed to traffic

26.04.2026 Targatocn.it ITA

Head-on collision in tunnel between car and motorhome, three injured

26.04.2026 Il Secolo XIX ITA

Cesio, car and motorhome collide in tunnel: one seriously injured

26.04.2026 Riviera24 ITA

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