A1 Tunnel Crash Near Florence Kills Three, Closes Variante di Valico

A collision between a heavy goods vehicle and a passenger car inside the Galleria di Base on the A1 Variante di Valico left three men dead and two people— a 35-year-old woman and a young girl—seriously injured, according to emergency services. The crash occurred at about 14:30 local time near Barberino del Mugello, between the Firenzuola and Badia exits on the northbound carriageway toward Bologna. Autostrade per l’Italia closed the tunnel section and reported a seven-kilometre queue stretching back to Aglio while firefighters, traffic police and two regional air-ambulances carried out rescue operations and cleared the wreckage. Investigators are examining the causes of the impact, which forced motorists to divert via the SS 65 or the A1 Panoramica alternative route.