Moments of panic around 10 in the central Corso Vittorio Emanuele in Porto Torres , a stone's throw from the port.
A man, while driving his Toyota, suddenly collapsed on the steering wheel and fainted , but managed to stop his car in the middle of the road.
The man was immediately rescued by a 118 ambulance. The medical staff identified the cause of the fainting, due to a sudden drop in blood sugar , and promptly carried out the necessary treatment. Which luckily gave their effect.
In fact, after about ten minutes the driver fully regained consciousness, amid the understandable fright of the numerous passers-by. Meanwhile, traffic was diverted by local police personnel, before the situation returned to normal.