The news of the death in the Lanusei hospital, where he had been hospitalized for some time, of the 62-year-old haulier from Sedilo Pietro Porcu, who was involved in a road accident on 21 June on the SS 131 dcn in the near the town.
His wife Salvatorica Carta, 65, also from Sedilo, a retired teacher, was traveling with him. Both, parents of three children, had sustained serious injuries after a collision between two vans. The two had been rear-ended by another van just before the stretch where the road narrows due to the landslide.
The impact was violent. The first vehicle had skidded, touching the guardrail and following the impact it had overturned and ended up off the roadway, close to the escarpment. Relief was immediate with the intervention of the 118 ambulance and a second medical aid. The spouses had been trapped between the sheets, and extracted by the Abbasanta firefighters.
The man from Gavoi driving the other vehicle was slightly injured. An affectionate thought and closeness to the family in this moment of great pain were expressed by the mayor of Sedilo Salvatore Pes and by friends of the local Civil Protection group of which the deceased was a member. Pietro Porcu's funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon at the parish church, where the body will arrive at 15.30.
