Fatal camper crash in tunnel on SS28 highway in Liguria

On Sunday, a crash involving a motorhome occurred on State Road 28 in the tunnel near Cesio. The 68-year-old driver died; his wife and the car driver were hospitalized with moderate injuries. A total of seven people were injured. The road was closed, traffic detoured. Causes are under investigation.

On April 26, 2026, a crash involving a motorhome, a car, and two other vehicles occurred on the SS28 highway between Pieve di Teco and Cesio, Imperia province. The 69-year-old motorhome driver was airlifted to Santa Corona hospital in critical condition and died shortly after arrival. Six people were injured, and the road was closed until 9 PM.

A motorhome collided head-on with an electric Mercedes in the tunnel near Cesio. The 69-year-old driver of the motorhome died during helicopter transport. Four vehicles and seven people were involved; three were injured, the most serious being a 78-year-old woman. The road was closed until evening, and the cause is under investigation.

A 68-year-old man from Sanremo died in a crash on State Road 28 near Cesio. His wife, traveling with him in the camper, and the driver of another car were injured. The initial impact was violent, and a third vehicle then rear-ended the camper. Rescue crews had to cut the driver out of the wreckage; he was airlifted to hospital but died later that evening. The road was closed in both directions, with traffic diverted over Colle San Bartolomeo.

On State Road 28 in the Pieve di Teco tunnel, a head-on collision occurred between a car and a motorhome, followed by a second car rear-ending the motorhome. A 70-year-old man was critically injured, intubated and airlifted to Santa Corona hospital. A 78-year-old woman with an arm injury was taken to Imperia hospital. The road is closed in both directions.

In a tunnel on state road 28 near Imperia, a head-on collision occurred between a car and a motorhome, after which the motorhome was rear-ended by a third vehicle. The motorhome driver, in serious condition, was airlifted to Santa Corona hospital in Pietra Ligure. A 78-year-old female passenger in the motorhome suffered limb trauma and was taken to Imperia emergency room. Traffic is closed in both directions.

The accident occurred on Sunday afternoon on State Road 28 in a tunnel between Pieve di Teco and Cesio. A motorhome and a car collided, with a second car rear-ending the motorhome. The 70-year-old motorhome driver was seriously injured (red code) and airlifted to hospital; a 78-year-old woman and the driver of the second car were in yellow code. The cause is under investigation, and the road was closed for rescue and safety operations.

Serious road accident on state road 28 in Cesio (Imperia). A motorhome and a car collided head-on, then a second car rear-ended the motorhome. Two injured people were extracted from the wreckage, one of whom was transported to hospital with a red code by the Grifo helicopter. The road was closed to traffic.

The accident occurred in the afternoon on state road SS28 in the tunnel between Pieve di Teco and Cesio. A head-on collision between a car and a motorhome left the 70-year-old motorhome driver trapped; he was freed by firefighters and airlifted in critical condition to Santa Corona Hospital in Pietra Ligure. A 78-year-old female passenger suffered an arm injury and was taken to Imperia hospital; the car driver was bruised. The road was closed for rescue operations.

On the SS28, in a tunnel near the turnoff for Cesio, an accident occurred involving a car and a motorhome. Two injured people were extracted from the wreckage by firefighters. The road is closed in both directions.