Saturday afternoon, 4 p.m., Luino (I): A young woman (22) – light blue jeans, dark blue jacket – is hit by a white car with a Swiss number plate on the Piazza San Francesco. Around 20 kilometers from Lugano TI. She stays on the asphalt. The car roars away. This is reported by the local portal «Luinotizie».
Several people take care of the casualty. She is taken to the emergency room. Diagnosis: Serious but not life-threatening injuries.
Report for hit-and-run threatens
Meanwhile, the police are in pursuit of the vehicle. The hunt is successful. The car with two people on board is stopped. According to reports from the Italian police, the two not only drove on after the crash. They even tried to rush across the Zenna Pass and thus the Swiss border.
According to a report by “Tio”, the car had a Ticino license plate. The driver has been identified. He faces a hit-and-run charge. (of)