Road accident in Cavour on 15 October 2026
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The Cavour road accident of 15 October 2026 was a collision between two cars and a van that occurred on the morning of Thursday 15 October on provincial road 151 — known at that point as via Villafranca — at its junction with via Pellosa, in the municipality of Cavour, in the Province of Turin. A 61-year-old woman died in the crash; a 34-year-old woman and her one-year-old son sustained injuries that were not serious.[1][2][3]
Sequence of events
According to an initial reconstruction, a van rear-ended the car driven by the 61-year-old woman, who had stopped near the junction to turn towards Villafranca. The impact pushed the car into the opposite lane, where another car carrying the 34-year-old woman and her one-year-old son was approaching, causing a head-on collision. The van's driver was not injured.[1][2]
Emergency response
The alarm was raised at around 10.30am. The emergency dispatch centre (118) of Azienda Zero sent ambulances and the regional air ambulance helicopter to the scene. The 61-year-old woman was airlifted in a critical (red-code) condition to Turin's Cto hospital, where she died. The 34-year-old woman and the child were taken by ambulance, in a stable (green-code) condition, to the Agnelli hospital in Pinerolo.[1][2][3]
Investigation
The on-scene investigation was assigned to the Carabinieri of the Pinerolo company and, according to another source, to the officers of the Bricherasio station, tasked with precisely reconstructing the dynamics and responsibility for the collision.[1][2]
Sources
- TorinoToday — 15 October 2026
- Eco del Chisone — 15 October 2026
- TorinoOggi — 15 October 2026