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Fatal crash on SS28 in Italy: campervan driver dies, two injured

13.07.2026 05:06 3 min 7 sources
La Stampa ITA + 6 more
Fatal crash on SS28 in Italy: campervan driver dies, two injured
Original source: La Stampa

In Brief

On Sunday afternoon, a head-on collision between a campervan and a car inside a tunnel on state road 28 near Cesio, Imperia, was followed by a rear-end impact from a second car. The 68-year-old campervan driver died; his wife and the other driver were injured.

Timeline and circumstances

On 26 April 2026, around 15:00–16:00, on state road SS28 in the tunnel between Pieve di Teco and Cesio (Imperia province), a campervan and a car collided head-on. Immediately after, a second car rear-ended the campervan.

Casualties

The campervan driver, a 68-year-old man from Sanremo (some sources say 70), was extracted by firefighters from the mangled cab and airlifted in critical condition to Santa Corona hospital in Pietra Ligure, where he died that evening. His 78-year-old wife, a passenger, was hospitalised in Imperia with an arm injury (yellow code). The driver of the oncoming car also sustained injuries (reported as minor bruises or moderate condition).

Aftermath

Traffic on SS28 was closed in both directions; a detour was set up via Colle di San Bartolomeo. The cause of the accident is under investigation.

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