The Local Italy https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed One dead and 10 injured in motorway pileup after car hits wild boar One man was killed and 10 people were injured in a freak road accident after cars hit a group of wild boars crossing the A1 motorway in Lombardy. https://www.thelocal.it/20190104/one-dead-and-10-injured-in-motorway-pileup-after-car-hits-wild-boar Fri, 04 Jan 2019 11:22:02 +0100 one-dead-and-10-injured-in-motorway-pileup-after-car-hits-wild-boar Two dead, several injured in petrol station explosion near Rome Two people were killed and at least ten others injured in an explosion at a highway petrol station in central Italy on Wednesday afternoon. https://www.thelocal.it/20181205/via-salaria-petrol-station-explosion-near-rome Wed, 05 Dec 2018 18:57:30 +0100 via-salaria-petrol-station-explosion-near-rome Search for survivors goes on as anger mounts over Italy bridge collapse Rescue workers in Genoa toiled for a third night in the wreckage of a collapsed bridge, continuing the desperate search for people still missing after the accident, which left at least 38 people dead. https://www.thelocal.it/20180817/search-for-survivors-goes-on-as-anger-mounts-over-italy-bridge-collapse Fri, 17 Aug 2018 10:40:00 +0200 search-for-survivors-goes-on-as-anger-mounts-over-italy-bridge-collapse Two dead after motorway bridge collapses in Italy An Italian couple were killed on Thursday when a motorway bridge collapsed on top of their car, police said, as debate sparked over the reasons for the second tragedy of its kind in just over four months. https://www.thelocal.it/20170310/two-dead-after-motorway-bridge-collapses-in-italy Fri, 10 Mar 2017 08:30:25 +0100 two-dead-after-motorway-bridge-collapses-in-italy NYE party at Autogrill prank lures thousands It was meant to be a “sort of” joke by four friends, but an invitation to spend New Year’s Eve at the motorway diner, Autogrill, attracted almost 13,000 revellers, forcing the restaurant to disconnect its phone line after a surge in calls from people eager to get on the party list. https://www.thelocal.it/20151230/nye-party-at-autogrill-prank-lures-thousands Wed, 30 Dec 2015 14:56:27 +0100 nye-party-at-autogrill-prank-lures-thousands Man drives 8km against traffic on busy motorway A 47 year-old motorcyclist from Genoa was stopped going the wrong way down the A13 motorway, heading towards Genoa. https://www.thelocal.it/20150710/man-drives-8km-agaisnt-traffic-on-busy-motorway Fri, 10 Jul 2015 15:17:43 +0200 man-drives-8km-agaisnt-traffic-on-busy-motorway Motorway panic as priest drives in wrong direction A priest lost his driving licence and was fined after causing havoc when he sped along a busy Italian motorway in the wrong direction. https://www.thelocal.it/20141020/motorway-panic-as-police-drives-in-wrong-direction Mon, 20 Oct 2014 13:37:00 +0200 motorway-panic-as-police-drives-in-wrong-direction Boy in motorway cycle bid to 'get home to mum' A 12-year-old boy, who escaped from a care home in Piemonte, was seen "peddling like a madman" along the fast lane of a busy motorway in a bid to "get home to his mum" in Turin. https://www.thelocal.it/20131113/boy-in-motorway-cycle-bid-to-get-home-to-mum Wed, 13 Nov 2013 12:41:00 +0100 boy-in-motorway-cycle-bid-to-get-home-to-mum