Lainate (Milan) – Sila A8 Milan-Varese the section between the junction with the A9 and Lainate in the direction of Milan was reopened, after it had been closed all morning due to an accident at km 9, which involved three cars it’s a medium heavy. On the other hand, the connection with the A8 on the A9 coming from Como in the direction of Milan remains closed.
TO refrigerated truck who was traveling in the direction of Milan, shortly after 9 am, made his way through New Jersey, invading the opposite lane where he ran over at least two means. Traffic in both directions was suspended to allow the intervention of the firefighters, the Polstrada and the toilets.
Three people were injured. the truck driver was transferred by air ambulance to the Sant’Anna hospital in Como. The 45-year-old man, it was made known by the emergency emergency agency, fell out of the cabin window and was airlifted to the hospital with a back injury and first and second degree burns on the legs caused not by the flames but by contact with the spilled gasoline. A thirty-seven-year-old man, who was driving one of the two crashed cars (the most seriously injured) was brought in code red at the Niguarda in Milan with trauma to the thorax and abdomen. A 57-year-old woman, who was in the other car, was taken with chest trauma, in less serious condition, to Legnano hospital.
The oncoming lane was also partially affected by the accident. Medical and mechanical assistance, Traffic Police patrols, Fire Brigade and personnel from the 2nd Milan section of Autostrade per l’Italia attended the scene of the event. He traffic jammed with 8km queue towards Milan and 3 km towards Varese. In addition, there were 5 km of queues on the A9, at the mandatory entrance of the A8 towards Varese. Users coming from Varese and heading to Milan are advised to depart by Arsizio Bust, to walk the state highway 36 to get to the crossroads Marcallo Waiter where to take the A4 towards Milan. Reverse path for those traveling from Venice to Varese. Users coming from Como and heading to Milan are advised to take theA36 Piedmontthen State Highway 35 to reach the intersection of corman where to merge with A4. Reverse path for those traveling from Milan to Como.
Shortly after 3:30 p.m., the section included between the junction with the A9 and Lainate in the direction of Milan previously closed. On the other hand, the connection with the A8 on the A9 coming from Como in the direction of Milan remains closed. Therefore, whoever from Como goes to Milan, he will have to leave and return to Legnano. Anas reports it. Traffic currently runs on two lanes in both directions and there are 4 km of queues on the A8 towards Varese and 5 km on the A9 at the junction with the A8 towards Milan. At the event site, staff from the Civil Protection of Lombardy and the Milan section of ASPI are distributing water to users on the go.
