A five-year-old girl died in hospital this morning in Bolzano after being hit by a van just steps from the train station, in front of the entrance to the Waltherpark shopping center on Via Garibaldi.

The accident occurred yesterday morning around 10:20 a.m. The alarm was raised immediately, and emergency services responded promptly, arriving on the scene alongside firefighters and law enforcement.

Paramedics provided first aid and then rushed the little girl to the San Maurizio hospital in Bolzano, where she later died.

Local police are currently investigating to determine the circumstances of the incident.

According to initial reports, it appears the little girl briefly escaped the attention of her mother, who was waiting for a bus at the bus stop. At the same time, the van was arriving from the pedestrian zone to get back on the road after a delivery.

The vehicle was seized and the driver, a 43-year-old from Bolzano, was investigated for road homicide , as is standard practice in these cases.

(Unioneonline)