(ANSA) - Rome, January 29 - An 16-month-old Italian boy has
been killed in a van accident in the Caribbean, while his mother
remains under observation in a local hospital, ANSA learned from
sources at MSC Cruises.
The boy and his mother, along with the boy's father and
four other passengers on the MSC Cruises ship "Orchestra", were
in a rented van that crashed Thursday on the island of Dominica
in the Lesser Antilles.
The boy's father and the four other passengers - two
Brazilians and two Italians - were treated in hospital and
released.
MSC Cruises is providing assistance to the boy's family and
the Italian Foreign Ministry is involved.
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