Tragic Road Accident Claims Lives of Two Young Carabinieri in Campagna

Francesco Pastore and Francesco Ferraro, aged 25 and 27 respectively, were the two carabinieri who died in a road accident on Saturday night in Campagna, in the province of Salerno. The car carrying the two officers, along with an injured colleague, reportedly crashed head-on into a Range Rover coming from the opposite direction along state road 19. Pastore and Ferraro, both from Puglia, were serving at the Campagna carabinieri barracks. One was a marshal and the other a corporal. Incident in Campagna, collision between 3 cars: carabinieri Francesco Pastore and Francesco Ferraro dead. They were 25 and 27 years old. Who was Francesco Pastore The 25-year-old was originally from Manfredonia, in the province of Foggia. He loved his job, wanting to be a carabiniere since he was a child to follow in his father's footsteps. Francesco Pastore was indeed a second-generation carabiniere; his father Matteo serves at the mobile radio station of the carabinieri in San Giovanni Rotondo (Foggia). "A family committed to serving the State," those who know the family say. "An uncle is in the Air Force. People devoted to helping others." "A decent, very private family," says a colleague of the father. "Francesco often returned to Manfredonia to visit his family. After graduating as a surveyor, he enlisted at the non-commissioned officers' school first in Velletri, then in Florence, and came out as a marshal. His first assignment was Campagna." In addition to his carabiniere father, Francesco leaves behind his mother and a sister with whom he lived when he returned to Manfredonia. Who was Francesco Ferraro Francesco Ferraro, on the other hand, was originally from Montesano Salentino (Lecce). Alessandro Verardo, the town's deputy mayor, remembers him: "Francesco was a friend. An extraordinary, exceptional person. One of those people who always dedicated his life to social work." "Francesco came here to Montesano every 15 days where his family lives. Every time he was always available for any need," continues Verardo. "We did so many things together. Many activities in the field of civil protection. He was a special boy. Here we are a small community of 2600 souls and we all know each other. Francesco was loved by everyone because he was kind-hearted." The corporal had a brother, Alessandro, who serves as a carabiniere in Crotone, Calabria, his father is retired and his mother works as a nurse at the hospital in Tricase. "A huge pain. A very great loss for his family that lives just a few meters from my house," continues the deputy mayor, "and for the whole community. He believed in everything he did."