Chioggia, car ends up in a canal, two young people dead and one injured.

Sunday 28 July, a tragic accident in Chioggia caused the death of two young Moldovans aged 20 and 25, while a third man, aged 33, was seriously injured. The accident occurred in the early hours of the morning, around 5 or 6, when a BMW went off the road and crashed into a tree before ending up in a canal in Lungadige.

Immediately after the accident, i police officers from the Chioggia police force and divers from the fire brigade intervened on site. Two officers dived into the canal to try to save the car's passengers. They opened the door of the BMW e pulled out the bodies of the two young people, who however could not be resuscitated despite the attempts of the Suem medics. One of the two boys still showed signs of life, but despite cardiac massage, he died shortly after.

Meanwhile, rescuers identified a third person in the car, the 33-year-old Moldovan, who was asking for help in a faint voice. He was removed from the cockpit and taken to the ground, where he was immediately transported by helicopter to the hospital in Mestre, where he is now in intensive care with a reserved prognosis.

Initially, there were fears that a fourth person might be missing, but searches turned up nothing. The Suem air ambulance landed on site to provide medical assistance and transport the survivor to hospital.

The precise dynamics of the accident are still under investigation, but it is speculated that the car may have lost control and collided with a tree before falling into the canal. The police and firefighters worked tirelessly to try to save the young people involved, but unfortunately for two of them there was nothing that could be done.