Agrigento - A serious traffic accident in Sicily has claimed the lives of two young US tourists. Elisabeth Graham and Luke Alan Lionverger, both 24 years old, died in a head-on collision with a passenger car. Elisabeth Graham and Luke Alan Lionverger had already visited Venice and the Sicilian capital Palermo before the travelers rented the scooter.
How did the honeymoon tragedy happen?
The fatal accident occurred on the busy Statale 115 between the municipalities of Sciacca and Ribera. For reasons still unknown, the tourists' rented scooter collided head-on with an oncoming car on a straight stretch of road. According to first responders, the impact was so violent that all help came too late. Elisabeth Graham and Luke Alan Lionverger died at the scene of the accident on Statale 115.
The car involved in the accident overturned due to the force of the collision and came to a halt in an adjacent olive grove. Emergency personnel on the 118 emergency number treated the two occupants of the car and immediately took them to a local hospital. According to initial information from the emergency services, the injuries to the two car occupants are not life-threatening.
The Carabinieri are currently investigating the exact course of the accident on the Statale 115. The Carabinieri investigators are also collecting witness statements and analyzing images. The bodies of Elisabeth Graham and Luke Alan Lionverger will be handed over to the US families once the forensic investigation has been completed.
Why is Statale 115 considered dangerous?
The accident once again draws attention to the well-known danger of Statale 115, which was built in the 1960s in the southwest of Sicily. Today, the road is extremely busy with cars, coaches, heavy trucks and motorcycles. Long straights, high speeds and constant roadworks make the Statale 115 one of the riskiest traffic arteries in the entire region Agrigento in Sicily.
