Cercenasco road accident of 30 October 2026
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The Cercenasco road accident of 30 October 2026 is a head-on collision between two cars that occurred along the provincial road 138, in the municipality of Cercenasco, in the Province of Turin, in which a 72-year-old farmer died.[1][2]
Sequence of events
The collision occurred in the morning, at around 11:30, between a Ford Fiesta and a Jeep Compass.[1] The victim, Piero Allasino, a farmer living in Rivasecca di Buriasco, was travelling in the Ford Fiesta towards Cercenasco.[1] After the impact, described as violent, the victim's car ended up in the irrigation ditch (bealera) running alongside the road.[1] The Jeep was being driven by a 23-year-old man living in Pinerolo, travelling towards Buriasco.[1] According to initial findings, the Jeep may have crossed into the opposite lane, hitting the car the farmer was travelling in.[1] The exact sequence of events and the causes of the collision were handed over to the Carabinieri for investigation.[1]
Emergency response
The Azienda Zero air ambulance, firefighters with the Drago helicopter, and Carabinieri from the Vigone and None stations responded to the scene.[1] Paramedics treated Piero Allasino, whose condition appeared critical from the outset, and began resuscitation attempts that continued for several minutes; he died from the injuries sustained.[2] The Jeep's driver, the 23-year-old from Pinerolo, was taken to Pinerolo hospital with minor injuries, under a non-urgent (green code) triage status.[1][2]
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Sources
- Cercenasco: scontro frontale tra due auto, morto un uomo di 72 anni — Eco del Chisone, 30 October 2026
- Terribile schianto sulla provinciale 138 a Cercenasco: perde la vita un uomo di 72 anni — TorinoOggi, 30 October 2026