Italy: a four year old Romania died after several hospitals in Messina refused to receive him

Marţi, 3 noiembrie 2009, 12:42 English | Regional Europe

A four year old Romanian child died in Italy after several hospitals in Messina refused to hospitalize him. The child was hit by a car in down town Messina and his parents tried to hospitalize him but none of the three hospitals accepted, on grounds that they do not have any free beds, Italian daily Corriere della sera reads.

Currently, Italian authorities launched an investigation to discover who is to blame. The boy was walking with his parents but he ran on the street and was hit by a car drove by Giuseppa la Rocca, aged 54.