Road accident this evening in Viale Colombo in Quartu : a 44-year-old woman was hit by a Mercedes Class A while crossing the road (apparently on a pedestrian crossing).
The driver of the vehicle, a 78-year-old from Nuoro but resident in Quartu, tested positive for alcohol, with a rate three times higher than the maximum permitted dose. Immediate withdrawal of the license.
The injured man was treated and taken to Brotzu in code red with a 118 ambulance.
The Carabinieri of the Quartu mobile radio unit are on site for legal investigations. It later became known that the woman is not in danger of dying but the prognosis remains reserved.
