He collided with a lorry on State Road 76 near Fabriano (Ancona), got stuck under the trailer and any help was useless. Valerio Spanu, a 49-year-old originally from Iglesias but long resident in Magione in the province of Perugia, died in the dramatic accident that occurred yesterday morning.
A maintenance worker by profession, he was going to Forlì. He was behind the wheel of his van when - according to an initial reconstruction - he hit the heavy vehicle. It is not clear whether it was due to a fall of sleep or an illness. Following the impact, the van became stuck underneath the trailer.
Once the emergency services were alerted, an ambulance arrived on site but it was immediately clear that there was nothing left that could be done for Spanu.
The death of the 49-year-old also aroused great condolences in the municipality of Panicale where in the past he was a municipal councilor: "We all appreciated his humanity, sincerity and seriousness that he always made available to the community", writes the administration of village.
(Unioneonline/ss)
