A truck loaded with acid hit a car on the A21 motorway at Piacenza Thursday, killing the lorry driver and poisoning seven other people.
Six people have been hospitalised but all are expected to be fine. (Photo: ANSA)
The vehicle, loaded with peracetic acid, smashed into a car with three people on board.
The driver of the truck ...
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