Two Moroccan nationals aged 17 and 18 perished early this morning in a head-on collision on State Road 125 near Arzachena, northeast Sardinia. The incident occurred around 8:15 am on the Malchittu straight stretch at the entrance to Arzachena, involving a Ford Fiesta carrying the victims and an SUV.
A third Moroccan youth, aged 16, sustained life-threatening injuries and was airlifted in extremely critical condition to Santissima Annunziata Hospital in Sassari. Two women traveling in the SUV were transported under code red to Nuoro Hospital.
Emergency services, including officers from the Cannigione Traffic Police, Arzachena Local Police, and Arzachena Fire Brigade, closed the highway and worked to extract casualties from the wreckage. Preliminary reports indicate the three teenagers were en route to their workplaces at a water park in Baja Sardinia, Costa Smeralda, when the collision occurred. An investigation into the cause is underway.
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