A 30-year-old construction worker was trapped between a van and another vehicle in Valle di Maddaloni after the van reportedly began moving with its handbrake disengaged. The incident occurred along the Via Sannitica, near a bar where the worker had stopped for a coffee break.
According to the reports, the worker tried to stop the moving van and became caught between the two vehicles. Both local accounts agree on the core reconstruction: the van moved unexpectedly and the worker was crushed between vehicles.
Worker assigned to PNRR nursery-school project
The worker was assigned to work connected with a new nursery school funded through the PNRR, planned in the Via Macello area of Valle di Maddaloni. The incident did not occur inside the construction area itself, but nearby on the Via Sannitica during a break.
This distinction matters for readers following the project: the Via Macello site is the worker's assigned workplace, while the Via Sannitica is where the van incident took place.
Conflicting accounts of injuries and hospital transfer
The two available reports differ on the seriousness of the injuries.
Il Mattino reports that the worker suffered minor injuries, underwent hospital checks, and was subsequently discharged.
Edizione Caserta instead describes chest trauma and an urgent transfer to the hospital in Caserta.
The exact current condition cannot be established from the acquired sources alone, and neither report identifies the worker. What is consistent is that hospital treatment was required after the worker was trapped between the vehicles.
Carabinieri attended; investigation status unclear
Carabinieri attended the scene for routine findings.
Here too the reporting diverges. Il Mattino says no investigation by the NIL was underway because the episode was considered accidental. Edizione Caserta reports that Carabinieri and the Labour Inspectorate were activated for checks.
The precise mechanical cause of the van's movement also remains preliminary, based on early reporting that the handbrake had not been engaged. No further details about the exact time, the bar involved, or the vehicles have been established by the acquired sources.