Three injured after heavy truck overturns on Turin‑Volpiano highway
On Thursday 30 July 2026 a heavy truck travelling towards the Aosta Valley overturned near the Volpiano interchange on the highway between Settimo Torinese and Volpiano. The driver and a passenger were trapped in the cab, and a total of three people suffered injuries. One victim with serious injuries was air‑lifted in red code to the CTO hospital in Turin, while the other two were taken in green code to the hospital in Chivasso.
The incident involved a chain collision of three vehicles – two heavy trucks and a car – and forced authorities to close the highway segment in both directions. Firefighters from the Turin‑Stura station, police road units and medical teams, including a rescue helicopter, carried out the extraction and treatment. Traffic was halted for several hours before a gradual reopening began after safety checks were completed.
Entities: Alberto Cirio · Arpa Piemonte · CTO hospital · Chivasso hospital · Euro 5 diesel vehicles · Piedmont (Region of Italy) · Piedmont Regional Council · Piedmont region · Regional Air Quality Plan (PRQA) · Turin · Volpiano
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- [○ 1 SOURCE] Approximately 40,000 work vehicles are included among the diesel vehicles affected. (NP)
- [● 2 SOURCES] The Piedmont Regional Council approved an updated Regional Air Quality Plan (PRQA). (NP)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The plan funds sustainable‑mobility projects such as public‑transport upgrades, bike lanes and shared‑mobility schemes. (NP)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The plan provides incentives for using HVO bio‑fuel in public transport and Euro 5/Euro 6 diesel vehicles. (NP)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The plan includes AI‑based traffic digitalisation, advanced air‑filtration technologies and photocatalytic surface coatings. (NP)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The plan avoids a ban on over 300,000 Euro 5 diesel vehicles scheduled for October 2026. (NP)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The plan adds measures for agriculture, livestock and residential heating to cut ammonia emissions and improve building energy efficiency. (NP)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The plan involves an investment of more than 43 million euros. (NP)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The highway segment between Settimo Torinese and Volpiano was closed to traffic for rescue operations. (new)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Firefighters from the Turin‑Stura station and a rescue helicopter responded to the incident. (new)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] A heavy truck overturned on the highway between Settimo Torinese and Volpiano on 30 July 2026. (new)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Three people were injured in the accident, one of them air‑lifted in red code to the CTO hospital in Turin. (new)