6 Riccione people lose their lives, among them former mayor Pironi
A terrible impact, in the section a three lanes of the A4 motorway at the toll booth of San Donà di Piave between the entrance and exit of the Trieste junction. A van – in which there were seven people – hit a slow-moving articulated vehicle violently. The final toll 6 deaths. The former mayor of Riccione Massimo Pironi he is among the victims of the accident where they also died five boys, 4 women and a man, with down syndrome. Pironi, mayor from 2009 to 2014, left political activity and retired, had intensified his volunteer activity with the Centro21 association. According to what is learned, he was driving the minibus that was traveling on the A4.
The police have not yet provided the details, waiting to notify all relatives. The only one surviving passenger is a woman: she is hospitalized in critical conditions at the Mestre hospital. In the impact, the vehicle went rolling. The vehicle is owned by Lions and was loaned to a disabled association. The van would leave in the early afternoon from Riccione to reach the Friuli Venezia Giulia. It is still unclear whether the vehicle, owned by the Lion’s, was loaned or donated to the association.
The mayor of Riccione, Daniela Angelini, proclaimed the city mourning for the six victims of the accident that involved the Centro21 association in San Donà di Piave, a well-known association in the area that has been providing assistance to people with Down syndrome for almost thirty years. The Municipality has decided to cancel the celebrations for the centenary of the city, which must start in the evening. The association was born in 1993, formed by family members of people with Down syndrome. From the experience of the association in 2015 a cooperative was born, which is called Heart 21, as an operational arm, especially to guarantee autonomy and job opportunities for the disabled. In 2019 he also opened a production and sales shop / laboratory.
“On behalf of the entire regional community and the entire Council, I express my utmost closeness and sincere condolences to the families of the victims, to the people close to them and to the city of Riccione: what happened is truly terrible, Emilia-Romagna is hugs all of them “. Thus the president of the Region, Stefano Bonaccini.
Brothers of Italy the victims of the tragedy weep with great pain. In a note, The provincial deputy coordinator Filippo Zilli, the coordinator of Riccione Stefano Paolini, the parliamentarians Beatriz Colombo and Domenica Spinellicompanion to the pain of the entire city of Riccione and they cling to the family of the former mayor Massimo Pironi and to the families of the dead boys.
The San Marino Rtv tightens around families of the boys of the Centro 21 Association and Massimo PIronithat we have had as guests on our broadcasts.