Taranto, 6 dead in head-on collision: five boys and Ilva workers – The Republic

Taranto – Six young lives cut short on highway 7 between Castellaneta and Laterza. Five of them – three women and two men – are young people born between 1988 and 1989, all residing in Altamura, near Bari. The five were headed to the beach to spend Sundays at the beach. The frontal impact, violent, occurred around 8 am at kilometer 604.100 Appia, at the junction of Castellaneta. Two cars involved: an Opel Astra aboard which traveled the five boys and a Volkswagen Passat on board of which there was only the driver, a laborer Ilva of Taranto, Ippolito Galli, 33, who was returning to Laterza from work after the night shift.
But Galli at home never arrived: at 100-150 meters from the junction leading from the street in Laterza, the car of the young worker, a Passat, was hit by Opel Corsa they were traveling the five guys of Altamura. There was no escape for anyone. They all died instantly. According to preliminary investigations of the police force, the Opel Corsa boys would have disbanded following the loss of control by the driver. The car before it collided with a guard rail, then it was “catapulted” the Passat which was in the opposite direction.

On the asphalt there are no signs of braking and is ruled out a risky overtaking, so the most likely hypothesis , according to initial investigations, it is that the car of the boys has accelerated which has then caused skidding. The road between Castellaneta and Matera has been subjected to work a few years ago and looks like a straight narrow to a single lane in each direction. It is not difficult, in this situation, if you lose control of the vehicle or if you do a risky overtaking, explain the police, crash into the car coming from the opposite direction.

Rescuers occurred a devastating scene. Cars and some braids done unrecognizable bodies of poor asphalt thrown victims. arrival of desperation scenes of the families of boys, promptly warned by the police. Because of the accident Anas reported that has been provisionally closed a stretch of highway in both directions, at km 604,000 locations in Laterza. Then the circulation is resumed, first in alternating one-way and then regularly.

The beaches of Castellaneta Marina, as more generally those of the area, are much frequented by Altamura because of the proximity that unites this area province of Taranto to that of Bari. Galli was a young worker well known in Laterza. The father is the owner of a car repair.

But the toll of road accidents in Tarantino does not unfortunately stop there. Victims

rose to seven that there has been another crash in the night in Taranto. In San Vito, township of the capital, has killed a 27 year old that was in motion. Simone died Fumarola Via Bergamini. The young man, in what has been learned, for reasons being ascertained, crashed with his bike against a light pole. Riding in the middle there was also a 17 year old girl who suffered minor injuries. On the spot 118 and Highway Police.

Topics:

road accident

province Taranto

laterza

castellaneta

fire

ilva

altamura

province Bari

Starring:

Ippolito Galli

Simone Fumarola