Three workers are dead after the van they were travelling in collided with a car on the A1 Milan-Naples motorway near the town of Arce in the province of Frosinone on Friday.

The workers were on their way to a worksite.

Three other workers were trapped in the van after the crash and had to be rescued by firefighters.

The driver of the car involved in the accident is in a critical condition in hospital in Cassino.