A heavy goods vehicle overturned near the motorway interchange and exit at San Mango Piemonte, leaving the driver trapped inside the cab and among the metalwork.

Firefighters carried out the extrication, freeing the driver from the wreckage. Emergency medical responders stabilized the driver at the scene.

The response involved the 118 emergency medical service, a VOPI ambulance, the Vigili del Fuoco and the Polizia Stradale.

The driver was described as having multiple traumatic injuries. After being stabilized at the scene, the driver was transported urgently to hospital.

The cause of the overturning was still being established at the time of the reports.

What is confirmed

  • The incident involved a heavy vehicle that overturned at the San Mango Piemonte motorway interchange and exit, on the A2.
  • The driver remained trapped in the cab and among the wreckage.
  • The Vigili del Fuoco performed the extrication.
  • The 118 service, a VOPI ambulance and the Polizia Stradale intervened.
  • The driver sustained multiple traumatic injuries, was stabilized on site and was transported urgently to hospital.

What remains unclear

  • The precise sequence of events that led to the overturning has not been reported.
  • The identity, age and medical prognosis of the driver have not been released in the available sources.
  • No detailed information has been provided on possible disruption to traffic around the interchange.
  • Local reports were published on 18 September 2026, while the Il Mattino report is dated 19 September 2026; the exact time of the crash was not specified.