Two Indian tourists die in Italy crash near Grosseto

Two Indian nationals from Nagpur died in a traffic collision near Grosseto, Italy, and the Indian Embassy announced on Friday that officials are coordinating with relatives and Italian authorities to provide support. The embassy expressed condolences for the deaths, and requested prayers for injured family members receiving medical treatment at hospitals. The crash occurred before 9 a.m. local time on Thursday when a van collided with a nine-seat minibus carrying tourists of Asian origin. Emergency responders deployed two helicopters to transport five injured passengers to facilities in Siena, Florence, and Grosseto, while firefighters extracted victims from damaged vehicles. Traffic police and road management technicians are investigating the accident's cause, and reconstructing events at the scene.