Sara Guglielmetti Tragedy struck this morning, Friday, September 18, 2026, in San Donà di Piave, Venice, where a 42-year-old mother died after being hit by a garbage truck. Her 9-year-old daughter was also killed.
Tragedy in the Venice area: A 42-year-old mother was hit by a garbage truck and died in front of her daughter.
Tragedy this morning in the Passerella hamlet of San Donà di Piave, in the Venice area.
A 42-year-old Albanian mother of three was driving her 9-year-old daughter to school when she was hit by a garbage truck. The woman was trapped under the truck, while her little girl was fortunately unharmed. Rescuers arrived on the scene, including firefighters who had to use a crane to extract the woman from under the truck.
The doctor could only pronounce her dead. The girl was taken to a nearby school to prevent further shock. The driver of the vehicle, a 59-year-old man, was taken to the emergency room in a state of shock.
Hit by a garbage truck: the dynamics of the accident
Investigations are underway to determine the exact circumstances of this morning's horrific traffic accident, in which a 42-year-old mother was struck by a garbage truck and killed. The waste collection company explained that the truck was "traveling at very low speed and turning right ," while the woman was in the crosswalk, "unfortunately in the so-called dead spot ." All investigations are ongoing, and the vehicle has been seized.