Lucrezia Ciotti Milan faces dramatic days on its roads: in a few hours, two children were invested, highlighting once again the risks for the little ones in the city and the need for greater attention to road safety.
A 12-year-old was involved in a serious accident on Via Bernardino Verro.
Milan experienced a dramatic afternoon on its streets.
Around 5.30pm yesterday, a 12 year old boy was overwhelmed by a van Peugeot while suddenly crossing Via Bernardino Verro, in the Vigentino neighborhood. The impact was extremely violent: the child was remained unconscious on site and the rescuers, who intervened with helicopter rescue, ambulance and medical car, transported him to red code at the Pope John XXIII hospital in Bergamo.
As reported by The dayThe young driver, a 21-year-old, tested negative for alcohol and drugs and stopped immediately to provide assistance. According to initial reports, the 12-year-old he was not crossing at the pedestrian crossing, making the collision inevitable. The incident shocked the parents, who were present at the scene shortly afterward, and marked another difficult day for road safety in Milan.
A second child was hit by a car in Casoretto.
Just a few hours later, another little one was involved in a accident in Piazza Francesco Durante, near the intersection with Via Andrea Costa, in the Casoretto neighborhood. The 9-year-old boy, who he was crossing at the crosswalk with a friend of the family, it was hit by a car shortly before 19 p.m. Fortunately, his condition is not serious. Contrary to what was initially feared, as reported by Skytg24, the driver stopped, asked for information and, reassured, drove off while the Areu rescuers provided assistance.
The child was transferred to code yellow at the Niguarda hospital together with his mother, confirming that it was not a case of failure to provide assistance.