Trending Now - Two Arrested Following Fatal Car Fire That Claimed Four Lives

WHO:

ABC News - Two people were arrested in connection with the deaths of four migrant farmworkers.

ABC News - The victims included three Afghans and one Pakistani national.

ABC News - The two men arrested were identified as Pakistani.

WHAT:

ABC News - Four migrant farmworkers were burned alive in a car.

ABC News - The incident was captured on video surveillance cameras.

BBC News - CCTV images showed two people blocking the van's doors and throwing liquid inside to start a fire.

ABC News - One man escaped from the car and was treated for burns at a nearby hospital.

WHERE:

ABC News - The incident occurred at a gas station in Amendolara, near Cosenza in the southern Calabria region of Italy.

WHEN:

ABC News - The bodies of the four victims were found in a car on a Monday.

ABC News - The arrests were made on a Tuesday.

WHY:

ABC News - The motive behind the attack has not been specified in the articles.

HOW:

ABC News - Assailants poured liquid into the back of the car and set it ablaze.

(UPDATED June 3, 2026 12:37 UTC)

Two men have been arrested in connection with the tragic deaths of four migrant farmworkers, who included three Afghans and one Pakistani national, after they were burned alive in a car at a gas station in Amendolara, Italy. Surveillance footage captured the horrifying incident, showing the assailants blocking the van's doors and pouring liquid inside before igniting the fire, while one man managed to escape and was treated for burns at a nearby hospital. The motive behind this brutal attack remains unclear as investigations continue.