Crash on the Terni-Rieti road
On 4 August 2026, on the Terni-Rieti superhighway at the border of Umbria and Lazio, a camper returning from a motorcycle club in San Pio delle Camere collided head-on with a tourist bus heading to the Marmore waterfall. Six people died, including both drivers and four passengers. 34 people were injured.
Among the dead in the camper were Giampiero Colasanti and Daniela Bellanca. A third passenger in the camper, a 46-year-old woman, survived and is hospitalised at Santa Maria hospital in Terni in serious but conscious condition. One man is in serious condition at a hospital in Perugia.
Prosecutors in Terni have opened a case for manslaughter and grievous bodily harm. Expert examinations, including toxicological tests, have been ordered. The causes are under investigation: a sudden health problem of the driver or dangerous overtaking are not ruled out. Police have seized dash cam footage.