22-year-old driver killed in an accident near Lugano
Published: Sunday, Jul 28th 2024, 08:30
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A 22-year-old man was fatally injured in a car accident near Lugano on Saturday evening. He drove his vehicle onto the oncoming lane on a right-hand bend, ended up on its roof and collided head-on with an oncoming car.
The accident occurred shortly before 10.15 p.m. in the municipality of Vezia, as reported by the Ticino cantonal police on Sunday. The Swiss national, a resident of the canton of Graubünden, was traveling from Cureglia on Via Kosciuszko when he lost control of his vehicle.
According to the press release, the cause of the accident was initially unclear. The police began an investigation. The driver of the second car involved in the collision was uninjured.
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