A Turkish truck driver trapped in his overturned vehicle on the A2 del Mediterraneo was rescued with the help of three off-duty Polizia penitenziaria officers near the San Mango Piemonte interchange, in the province of Salerno.
According to Il Mattino Salerno, the heavy goods vehicle lost control and overturned on the carriageway, leaving the driver trapped inside the cab.
The first to stop and intervene were Rosario Moccaldo, Massimo Piacenza and Carmelo Campestre, Polizia penitenziaria personnel who happened to be travelling off duty. They regulated traffic around the crash scene and helped free the injured driver.
The driver was then handed over to 118 medical personnel and urgently transported to a hospital in Salerno.
Firefighters and Anas technicians also attended the scene. The cause of the loss of control was still under investigation, and no further details on the driver's medical condition were reported.
