Two Barbie Doll Designers Killed In Car Crash By An 82-year-old Driving The Wrong Way On Italian Motorway

The Barbie and doll enthusiast organization is near reeling aft 2 celebrated doll collectors and designers and a rider were killed successful a convulsive car crash connected Sunday by an 82-year-old who was driving nan incorrect measurement connected nan A4 motorway successful Lombardy, Italy. 52-year-old Mario Paglino and 55-year-old Gianni Grossi were a mates who were nan imaginative minds down Magia2000, efficaciously a master manner location for merging haute couture pinch nan doll world that often collaborated pinch and consulted pinch Mattel.

According to Sky TG24, nan mates was driving a Peugeot 3008 compact crossover pinch 2 further passengers, 37-year-old Amodio Valerio Giurni, a banker who was besides killed, and his 36-year-old woman Silvia Moramarco who was airlifted to Niguarda infirmary successful Milan successful captious information arsenic nan sole subsister of nan devastating crash. According to nan Daily Mail, nan 82-year-old who died astatine nan segment was identified arsenic Egidio Ceriano. He realized he missed nan Marcallo-Mesero toll booth and turned his Peugeot 207 astir to re-enter nan motorway without realizing he was going nan incorrect way. It is believed that he was driving nan incorrect measurement for complete 4 miles earlier colliding head-on pinch nan couple's 3008, pinch some cars walking astatine astir 80 miles per hour.

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Barbie's charismatic Instagram relationship shared a heartfelt tribute to nan fallen creators, citing their generosity, passion, and talent. ""The Barbie squad is heartbroken by nan nonaccomplishment of Mario Paglino and Gianni Grossi, 2 treasured creators and Mattel collaborators who brought joyousness and artistry to nan world of Barbie arsenic [the couple's company] Magia2000," a connection read."

The mates created a bid of dolls inspired by popular civilization icons for illustration Madonna, Lady Gaga, Cher, Sophia Loren, and Victoria Beckham, and they founded nan Italian Doll Convention, nan largest manner doll arena successful Europe successful 2011. According to the Magia2000 website, Pagliano and Grossi were nan first overseas designer duo to create 2 Barbie normal dolls, successful 2016 they were awarded nan prestigious Barbie Best Friend Award by American manner designer Carol Spencer to admit their promotion of Barbie civilization crossed nan world. The mates donated their creations to kindness auctions, 1 trading for an awesome sum of $15,000.