(ANSA) - Turin, January 9 - A 70-year-old woman suffering
from a cerebral haemorrhage died last night on an ambulance
after the vehicle was held up by a tree felled by snow on the
road from Sestriere to Susa hospital.
"Time was very short, we should have arrived in the hospital
in 15 minutes, a difficult time even with a clear road," said
Carlo Florindi, president of the Red Cross in nearby
Bardonecchia.
The woman was revived several times in the ambulance.
Despite this, she did not make it.
She was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital in Susa.
Woman dies in snow-blocked ambulance (3)
Held up by snow-felled on way to hospital