A mother and her two children, all Italian. They are the three victims of an accident that happened on Tuesday afternoon in Esslingen, Germany. Antonella Ribisi, 39, and her two children Gabriel and Alessio, 6 and 3, lost their lives. The family originates from Palma di Montechiaro, in the province of Agrigento.
Accident on the A1 highway, two workers hit and killed. Disaster between Orvieto and Atigliano
Reconstruction of the accident
The woman took her boys to soccer practice like every Tuesday.
But meters from the entrance to the sports hall, an Audi Q3 whizzes by on the sidewalk. The jeep hits them, leaving the family stranded.
The investigations
Local police are investigating what may have caused the incident. The Audi was coming from Weilstrasse in the direction of themtinger bridge and suddenly began to skid. There was no evidence of alcohol or drug use by the driver, a 54-year-old man who was taken to hospital. “But obviously that will be checked based on the blood sample,” a police spokesman said.