Three Peruvian men flee Carabinieri and crash in Monza, five injured

The pursuit

On Monday, 9 November 2026, carabinieri from the Radiomobile unit of the Sesto San Giovanni company ordered a car to stop on via Valtellina in Cinisello Balsamo. Three men of Peruvian nationality did not stop and sped off, and the chase carried on through the Milan area toward Monza. Reports describe the flight as lasting several minutes on roads in the Milan province. The reports say the reason the three men did not stop is still unclear. The carabinieri car followed the vehicle for the whole route, according to the reports.

Head-on crash in Monza

The chase ended on via Borgazzi in Monza, where the driver lost control, according to ANSA and Fanpage, and hit head-on a car carrying two women. Adnkronos puts the collision at around 11:30 and Open at about 11:40. Both vehicles overturned after the impact, while the carabinieri car was not involved. Open identifies the vehicles as a Toyota and a Fiat Panda and says the Toyota was trying to overtake another car when it lost control. One of the three men climbed out of the car and tried to flee on foot, but was immediately stopped.

Injuries and hospital care

A 54-year-old Italian woman was taken to the San Gerardo hospital in Monza in red code, and her 24-year-old daughter was treated there in yellow code. Open reports that the older woman is in danger of life and that the daughter was the driver of the Fiat Panda. Two of the Peruvian men were taken to the Multimedica hospital in Sesto San Giovanni and the third to the Bassini hospital in Cinisello Balsamo, all in yellow code. Tgcom reports that the two women and two of the fugitives were all transferred to emergency care. ANSA reports five people injured in total, none of them seriously.

Response and open questions

Firefighters, Monza local police, four ambulances and a medical car attended the scene, according to Open. Carabinieri were also on site, per Fanpage, and the Carabinieri were the force that chased the car from the start. Checks by the police and the carabinieri are still under way to reconstruct exactly what happened, the reports say. Open says it remains unclear why the three men did not stop at the carabinieri's order. The three men were stopped at the scene after the crash, and the reports do not give any formal charge against them.