Two men lying on the road in Luserna San Giovanni
Date of the event:
On the night between Sunday and Monday, 9 November 2026, a man lay down on the asphalt of via Primo Maggio, near the Kebab Istanbul, in the centre of Luserna San Giovanni, in Val Pellice, risking being hit by passing cars. The episode followed, by ten days, a similar incident on the same street, at the entrance to the town. [1]
What happened
The first episode dates back to Friday 30 October, around 11pm: a young man lying on the roadway at the entrance to the town was helped by a woman from the Croce Verde, while a man directed traffic while waiting for the ambulance to arrive. [1]
On 9 November, around 8:30pm, a second man lay down on the road a little further up. Among the first to intervene were municipal councillor Maurizio Caffaro, who happened to be passing by, and the mayor of Villar Pellice, Luca Bonjour, who was also there by chance. Equipped with a torch, the two diverted traffic to protect the man, described as semi-conscious and lying across the lane. They were then replaced in directing traffic by the fire brigade, who arrived on the scene by chance, while an ambulance took the man to hospital. [1]
Similar episodes in the area
According to Caffaro, other similar episodes occurred in the same period on via Primo Maggio and in the surrounding area: the day before the second case, two ambulances were called out for a young man in a confused state, again on via Primo Maggio, near the vending machines for snacks and drinks. The week before, the Carabinieri had intervened in the green area of corso Matteotti, just past the bridge, for a man in a state of agitation. [1]
Sources
- Sdraiati sull'asfalto nella notte, due episodi in pochi giorni a Luserna San Giovanni — TorinoOggi, 11 November 2026