Fatal pedestrian accident on Via Torino in Mondovì
The fatal pedestrian accident on Via Torino in Mondovì is a road accident that occurred on 5 October 2026 in Mondovì, in the province of Cuneo, in which a 65-year-old woman residing in the city died in hospital after being struck by a minibus while crossing the street.
The sequence of events
The accident occurred on the morning of Monday 5 October on Via Torino, near the pedestrian crossing by the ACI office. The woman was treated by emergency medical staff from Azienda Zero and, after being stabilized, was transported under code red to the Regina Montis Regalis hospital in Mondovì. Her condition appeared very serious to first responders from the outset. Despite doctors' efforts, the woman died shortly after being admitted [1][2].
The investigation and traffic consequences
Carabinieri from the Mondovì Company and Polizia locale officers responded to the scene of the accident, working to reconstruct the dynamics of the incident. During the rescue operations and investigation, traffic on Via Torino experienced significant slowdowns, with circulation temporarily regulated by alternating one-way traffic [2].
Context
The accident brings the number of road deaths in the province of Cuneo since the start of 2026 to 35, a figure that the previous year was only reached by the end of November. The tragedy occurred just hours after another fatal accident in the Monregalese area: the previous night, a 59-year-old motorcyclist, Renato Lorenzo Bruno, died in hospital after being involved in a collision in Villanova Mondovì on the afternoon of Sunday 4 October [1][2].
Sources
- ANSA Piemonte — 5 October 2026
- Quotidiano Piemontese — 5 October 2026