Trieste teenager accidentally runs over father with new car in driveway
A 60-year-old man is in intensive care after his 16-year-old son mistakenly reversed a new vehicle into him at their Trieste home on Saturday afternoon.
Incident at Via Vaglieri
A serious domestic accident took place on the afternoon of Saturday, 19 September 2026, in the Kolonkovec area of Trieste. The incident occurred at number 3 Via Vaglieri, where a 60-year-old homeowner was presenting his brand-new vehicle to his 16-year-old son. The father and son were situated in the private courtyard and sloped driveway ramp outside their family residence. The adolescent climbed into the vehicle and took a seat behind the steering wheel while the father remained standing outside on the driveway alongside the car. The transmission had already been shifted into reverse before the teenager interacted with the driving controls. When the youth mistakenly pressed down on the accelerator, the vehicle engaged suddenly and accelerated backward down the driveway ramp.
Mechanics of the collision
The rapid acceleration down the incline created an immediate emergency in the enclosed courtyard. Because the vehicle door remained open as the car reversed, the protruding door struck the 60-year-old father with heavy force. The impact knocked the man off balance and sent him falling directly onto the paved driveway surface behind the vehicle. The teenager was unable to regain control of the accelerating car or apply the brakes in time to prevent further harm. The reversing automobile rolled directly over the father while he was lying on the ground, crushing him beneath the vehicle chassis. The physical trauma from the impact and subsequent crushing left the father with severe injuries to both his skull and thoracic cavity.
- The 16-year-old gets behind the wheel of the new car on the driveway at 3 Via Vaglieri.
- The accelerator is mistakenly pressed while in reverse, sending the car backward down the ramp.
- The open car door strikes the 60-year-old father before the reversing vehicle runs over him.
- The vehicle crashes through the gate, damages a neighbor's garage, and overturns onto a parked van.
- The father is transported to Cattinara Hospital for emergency surgery and intensive care admission.
Trajectory and property damage
After running over the homeowner, the runaway vehicle continued moving backward through the residential grounds without slowing down. The car travelled across the yard and crashed through the metal perimeter gate enclosing the residence, tearing the barrier from its mountings. Continuing beyond the boundaries of the family property, the vehicle struck the exterior structure of an adjacent garage owned by a neighbour. The force of the descent and impact caused the car to careen off the driveway ramp and flip over. The out-of-control vehicle ended its path upside down, landing on top of the roof of a commercial van parked in the lower area adjacent to the residence.
Emergency response and surgical intervention
Emergency rescue services arrived at the scene at 3 Via Vaglieri immediately after the incident occurred. First responders provided emergency medical care to stabilize the 60-year-old victim on site before transporting him by ambulance to Cattinara Hospital in Trieste. Upon arrival at the hospital, surgical teams admitted the patient directly to the operating room to undergo emergency surgery for his cranial and chest trauma. Medical assessments indicated that the impact compromised both internal thoracic structures and cranial areas. Following the completion of the surgical procedure, physicians transferred the man to the hospital intensive care resuscitation department, known as Rianimazione. He remains hospitalized in serious condition under continuous medical observation.
