Accident on the A4 at Chivasso Ovest on 8 November 2026
Date of the event:
On the evening of 8 November 2026, along the A4 motorway near the Chivasso Ovest interchange, two cars collided at the edge of a roadworks site, in the carriageway heading towards Milan.[1][2]
The dynamics
According to initial reconstructions, still being examined by investigators, the driver of a Renault is believed to have violently struck a Fiat Panda parked at the edge of the carriageway. Inside the small car was the site's watchman, who was resting briefly during his shift.[1][2]
The rescue effort
Traffic police officers from Novara, tasked with examining the exact dynamics of the accident, emergency medical personnel from the 118 service, and firefighters from the Volpiano, Torino Stura and Chivasso stations responded at the scene, working to secure the area and free the injured from the wreckage.[1][2]
The site's watchman, seriously injured, was taken under code red to the San Giovanni Bosco hospital in Turin. The driver of the other car sustained lighter injuries and was taken to hospital for checks.[1][2]
Impact on traffic
The accident caused long queues and delays for motorists travelling towards Milan.[1][2]
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Sources
- Incidente sulla A4 a Chivasso: auto entra in cantiere e colpisce il guardiano (ferito grave), lunghe code — TorinoToday, 8 November 2026
- Schianto sulla A4: auto piomba contro il presidio di un cantiere, grave il guardiano. Lunghe code — Quotidiano Piemontese, 8 November 2026