A young woman was burned to death in a car accident that occurred this afternoon on the Modena ring road, on the Nuova Estense road between Via Vignolese and Via Morane.

For reasons still under investigation, the driver of the Toyota lost control and crashed violently into a tree. The car caught fire, and the young woman in the passenger seat died instantly. An investigation, coordinated by the prosecutor's office, is underway to identify the victim.

The 28-year-old driver was taken to the burns center in Parma, where he was airlifted to hospital in critical condition.

The Modena firefighters, along with several teams, rushed to the scene and worked extensively to extinguish the blaze and extricate the victim and the injured man from the vehicle. When emergency services arrived, there was nothing more they could do for the young woman; she died in the flames. Investigations are currently underway by the Modena local police to reconstruct the details of the fatal crash.

It cannot be ruled out that the driver lost control of the vehicle due to the wet road surface, as a violent storm had hit the city shortly before.

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