Airola is mourning the death of 26-year-old Tommaso Migliozzi, originally from Airola and resident in San Martino Valle Caudina, who died after a road crash in the Paolisi area.
Airola's commissioner, Olimpia Cerrata, proclaimed civic mourning for Thursday, 12 November 2026, to coincide with the funeral.
Funeral at SS. Annunziata
The funeral was scheduled for 15:00 on Thursday at the Church of SS. Annunziata in Airola.
According to NTR24, the mourning period was set from 15:00 to 16:30, alongside the funeral service. The order called for flags to be flown at half-mast on municipal buildings and encouraged the suspension of non-essential activities during the funeral.
For readers planning to attend or pay respects, those two details are the practical reference: the 15:00 service at SS. Annunziata, and the 15:00-16:30 civic mourning window declared by the commissioner.
Crash near Paolisi industrial area
Migliozzi died after a crash near the road serving the industrial zone of Paolisi.
Initial reports say he was driving a Fiat Punto that left the roadway, struck trees and overturned. Il Mattino places the crash near the industrial area of Paolisi and reports that the exact circumstances remained under investigation. Irpinia News confirms the crash occurred near the KM 237 restaurant.
Investigators had not established why the vehicle left the roadway at the time of the reports. Available reporting differs in some details about the road classification and the exact crash location, and no confirmed cause has been reported.
Two communities in mourning
The death has affected both Airola, Migliozzi's town of origin, and San Martino Valle Caudina, where he lived.
Local institutions and associations expressed public condolences, according to Corriere dell'Irpinia, while Irpinia News described broad public mourning in San Martino Valle Caudina.
Airola's civic mourning order formalizes that response in the town of origin, marking the hours of the funeral as a shared moment of remembrance.
San Martino festival to continue in restrained form
In San Martino Valle Caudina, the Festa di San Martino and the Sagra del Cicatiello were confirmed rather than cancelled, but in a restrained and respectful form.
Multiple reports describe the same decision: the celebrations would continue while acknowledging the mourning in the community. Corriere dell'Irpinia reports that local institutions and associations confirmed the festivities in restrained form, while other coverage describes the continuation as respectful given the circumstances.
For visitors, the useful context is that events were not suspended, but were expected to take place without the usual celebratory tone.
