The driver of the truck who hit and killed a 17-year-old student in Bussana, a district of Sanremo, was stopped while he and his 15-year-old sister were on their way to school.
The man, tracked down by the police thanks to the descriptions of the truck provided by a witness, had just finished delivering the goods to a local company.
He told the police that he hadn't noticed anything.
The truck was seized and the driver transferred to hospital for the necessary medical tests.
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