Beach bulldozer kills holidaymakers in Italy-Diepresse.com
A fatal tragedy occurred on the Adriatic: a 66-year-old was recorded and killed by a planier caterpillar on a walk in the beach. The police are determined. Why was the vehicle in action on a Saturday morning?
On the Italian Adriatic coast, a 66 -year -old holidaymaker from the province of Vicenza was fatally recorded by a planier caterpillar on a walk in the beach – the public prosecutor took investigations due to negligent killing. The accident in front of the eyes of several bathers happened on Saturday morning on the beach of Pinarella di Cervia in the Emilia-Romagna region, about an hour north of Rimini.
According to the Italian news agency, the investigation is Ansa The focus in the focus on why the vehicle was even on weekends and on the beach. According to media reports, the woman stayed on the water when the Bulldozer drove backwards and rolled over. The driver is said to have got out quickly and – in shock – called for help. The alarmed emergency services could only determine the death of the Italian.
According to Ansa, the 66-year-old, a teacher, spent a vacation with her husband at Riviera. The driver of the planier caterpillar is said to be a 54-year-old Italian who has been convicted of negligent killing in road traffic in the past.
Vehicle illegally on the beach?
Immediately after the incident, it was said that the planier caterpillar was in action to make the beach pretty for the season. The local lifeguard cooperative contradicted this presentation: the Bulldozer was not on the move on Saturday; The preparatory work has been completed for weeks.
The mayor of Cervia said on Facebook that the vehicle was neither approved nor had there been a corresponding approval for use on the beach. The presence on the beach was therefore not authorized and illegal. (APA/dpa)