One dead and two injured in truck-van crash near Paliano

A truck and van collided on the Casilina near Paliano, in central Italy.

The van’s driver, 49-year-old Fabrizio De Luca, died at the scene.

A 57-year-old van passenger was critically injured and taken by helicopter to a hospital in Rome; the truck driver was also injured.

Early accounts say the truck trailer swerved into the opposite lane while coming out of a bend, but the cause has not been established.

The crash killed one person and injured two, and it disrupted traffic on the road.

Carabinieri are investigating how the collision happened, and both vehicles have been seized for technical checks.

The truck driver is under investigation for causing a fatal road crash, with no finding of responsibility stated.