Serious road accident on highway 18 between Cirella and Diamante. In the left, which took place around 8 this morning, two vehicles were involved: Audi A6 and a Fiat Panda. The driver of the Fiat Panda died Following the impact, that of the other car was injured.
On the spot – in addition to a team of the Fire Brigade of the Cosenza Command, detachment of Scalea – the carabinieri for the investigations of competence also intervened, the health personnel of Suem 118 with helicopter rescue support, and Anas technicians for the restoration of the normal safety conditions of the roadway.
The rescue and safety operations are still in progress. Currently the section of the “lower Tirrena”, affected by the accident, is closed to transit in both directions, at the height of km 271,800 in the inhabited center of the municipality of Diamante in the province of Cosenza.
The vehicular traffic is provisionally diverted along the local roads with reports on the spot.