Two deadly car crashes in Marche kill three and injure eight within 30 minutes

Two separate crashes

Two violent road accidents occurred within half an hour on the morning of 14 June 2026 in the Marche region of central Italy. The first took place around 5:45 on the SS77 motorway near Corridonia (province of Macerata), and the second about 30 minutes later at the gates of Ancona, in the Baraccola area on the Strada dell’Aspio. Together they claimed three lives and sent eight people to Torrette regional hospital, several in critical condition.

Corridonia: a head‑on collision on the SS77

Around 5:45, a Fiat Punto and a Lancia Musa collided head‑on at high speed on the SS77 Val di Chienti, at kilometre 94+900 between the Corridonia and Morrovalle junctions. The stretch is a single-carriageway section where roadworks are under way and locals have long considered the lane‑switching point dangerous. The Lancia Musa, driven by a 41-year‑old man, veered off the road beyond the guardrail into the closed construction lane. Two people died at the scene: the 41‑year‑old Lancia driver and a 21‑year‑old passenger in the Fiat Punto. Four other young people travelling in the Punto were injured. One of them, in a particularly grave condition, was airlifted by helicopter ambulance to the Torrette hospital in Ancona; the other three were taken there by ambulance and remain under guarded prognosis.

Ancona: fire after impact

At approximately 6:15, a second head‑on collision occurred on the Strada dell’Aspio at the edge of Ancona. One person died and four were seriously injured. After the impact, one of the vehicles caught fire and an occupant was trapped in the wreckage, unable to escape. The flames spread to the second car but were extinguished by firefighters. Rescuers extracted the four injured occupants, one of whom was unconscious. All four were transported to Torrette hospital under “red code”.

Emergency response and road closures

Fire brigades from Macerata, Civitanova Marche and Ancona worked for several hours to cut people from the mangled vehicles and secure both sites. Medical teams from 118 and traffic police attended both crashes. On the SS77, the carriageway towards Civitanova Marche was closed from early morning, causing queues and diversions onto secondary roads. At the Ancona site the Strada dell’Aspio was shut while investigators carried out measurements and debris was cleared. The causes of both accidents are still under investigation.