A car left the roadway in Positano and broke through a protective parapet, remaining suspended above a precipice. The driver, the only person reported aboard, survived and was described as uninjured or almost uninjured.
The incident was reported after Halloween night. Il Mattino's initial account places it at dawn on the road reaching Montepertuso, while the firefighters' account refers to the previous evening on Via Guglielmo Marconi and Corriere reports around 6 a.m. on the SS163 Amalfitana. Corriere identifies the driver as a 23-year-old in an Audi A3 and places the incident near the Montepertuso junction, in the Scoglio area.
What happened
According to the reports, the car struck or broke through the protective railing and came to rest balanced over the drop. The firefighters' account says the vehicle remained balanced over the precipice after breaking through the railing.
The driver was able to exit the vehicle without serious consequences. No other occupant is identified in the reports.
Where it happened
The accounts differ on the precise location, and that difference remains unresolved in the acquired sources.
Il Mattino refers to the road toward Montepertuso. Corriere places the car suspended over a viaduct on the Amalfitana state road, near the Montepertuso junction in the Scoglio area, and reports the time as around 6 a.m. The firefighters' note gives Via Guglielmo Marconi as the location and refers to the previous evening.
What is consistent across the accounts is the core setting: a raised Positano roadway with a protective parapet or railing above a steep drop.
Emergency response and recovery
Firefighters, carabinieri and municipal police responded to the scene. An autogrù, a truck-mounted crane, was used to recover the vehicle and manage and secure the scene.
The firefighters' account describes the recovery as requiring crane assistance because the car was balanced over the precipice after breaking the railing. Corriere likewise reports that the vehicle was recovered by an autogrù after the driver exited uninjured.
What has not been confirmed
The exact cause of the loss of control remained under investigation. The firefighters' account does not establish a confirmed cause.
Corriere mentions a possible sleep episode as a supposition, but presents it as supposition rather than a confirmed finding. The acquired reports do not provide the driver's name or a confirmed medical assessment beyond the description that he was unharmed or without serious consequences.
