More blood on the Sant'Antioco bridge, on State Road 126.

A 50-year-old engineer, Alessandro Valdes, originally from Sant'Antioco but resident in Selargius, died in the head-on accident between his Audi and a Citroen Picasso: his car overturned several times.

L'incidente sul ponte e, nel riquadro, la vittima, Alessandro Valdes

The lane invasion may have been triggered by an illness, but the causes are still to be ascertained.

118 ambulances and firefighters are on site.

The other motorist, a forty-four year old born in Turin, was rescued and transported to Sirai under code red - due to dynamics.

«An esteemed professional», recalls the mayor of Sant'Antioco, Ignazio Locci, thinking of the victim. Who had signed the project to make the bridge on which he died safe ( NEWS HERE ).

Luca Gentile

Enrico Fresu

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