Not nails, but a crack: a particularly jagged crack in the asphalt is thought to be the cause of the punctures in the tires of dozens and dozens of cars that passed this morning on the State Road 131 DCN, on the road between Olbia and Nuoro.

This is the conclusion reached by Nuoro traffic police officers, who this morning attempted to shed light on a significant incident involving dozens of motorists. The number of those injured cannot be precisely determined, as a final tally has yet to be compiled, but estimates suggest around a hundred.

Chaos broke out mid-morning. Numerous vehicles were forced to stop on the side of the road due to slashes and holes in their tires, mostly on the right side. It appeared someone had launched a coordinated action, as broken-down cars were also spotted on the 129 and at the entrance to the 389 to Lanusei. However, these vehicles' tires deflated more slowly and were able to travel more kilometers.

The traffic dispatcher was overwhelmed, while the line of vehicles stalled along the Olbia-Nuoro highway grew ever longer, with drivers forced to use jacks. The road was closed to traffic, and the police immediately began investigating for the nails, whose presence had been reported from the very beginning. This, therefore, was the first lead to a cause for the severe disruption. But upon arriving on the scene, the officers quickly dismissed it: not a single nail was visible on the asphalt.

And if everyone had assumed someone had decided to ruin Easter Monday for many of his fellow countrymen, the truth would emerge shortly thereafter: on the road, not far from the Lula junction, a crack was discovered with edges so jagged that it cut tires. The road was closed and repairs were carried out. Since then, with traffic resuming, no further accidents or punctures have been reported.

Now it's up to the insurance companies: if the Highway Patrol's theory is confirmed, who will pay?

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