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Van Implicated in A5 Crash That Killed Infant as Probe Targets Hit-and-Run Drivers

Highway footage shifts the case from a presumed solo accident to a rear-end hit-and-run by an unidentified van.

Overview

  • Prosecutors in Ivrea opened a case for vehicular homicide, failure to render aid and fleeing the scene, with the investigation currently against unknown persons.
  • Video and witness accounts indicate a van rear-ended the mother’s Fiat 500X, after which the driver reportedly paused briefly and then left without helping.
  • Investigators are also seeking a second vehicle that may have passed over the infant after the ejection, a scenario they caution remains a working hypothesis.
  • Technical and medico-legal examinations are underway to determine why the infant carrier detached and to establish the precise cause of death.
  • Police have reviewed thousands of surveillance frames to identify the fleeing drivers, and the mother has been discharged and will be formally interviewed.