Two brothers died in separate motorcycle crashes, while their other brother lost an arm in a horrific workplace accident.
Michele Brugnaro was the first to die, in a motorbike accident on 2 November last year.
In May, their brother Alessio, 42, lost an arm while trying to free the fork of a stuck forklift at his workplace.
On Saturday (9 Aug), their brother Andrea, 47, died in almost identical circumstances to Michele.
It’s believed he lost traction and went off the road after making a couple of overtakes on his Benelli motorcycle.
He slammed into a concrete structure near a bridge in Loreggia — north-west of Venice, Italy — sustaining fatal injuries.
Paramedics arrived quickly but could not save him, as reported by Need To Know.
Michele, 31, died in a near-identical accident in Resana when his motorcycle veered off the road as he tried to brake for an elderly cyclist crossing outside a crosswalk.
He was thrown several yards and died, while his partner and the cyclist were seriously injured.
Andrea’s brother-in-law, Massimo, told local media: “After Michele’s death, Andrea had changed. He had lost too much and carried that grief on his shoulders.
“Michele was almost like a third child to him, only 10 years older than his eldest son.”
Andrea was an experienced bricklayer and led a bricklaying team at a company in Rubano.
He was devoted to his wife, Alice, and their children, Daniel and Noemi.
In his free time, he enjoyed hunting and motorcycles. Friends described him as a careful rider.
His funeral will be held tomorrow (14 Aug) in Loreggia.
Andrea is survived by his parents, Maurizio and Ornella, who said: “Wake me up from this nightmare. What happened can’t be real.”
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