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An Italian court sentenced 32 people, including Giovanni Castellucci, former head of Autostrade, for their role in the 2018 Genoa bridge collapse that killed 43 people. The court found negligence in maintenance led to the disaster, with Castellucci receiving 12 years in prison.

An Italian court is delivering verdicts in a trial involving 57 defendants, including executives of Autostrade per L’Italia and officials from the Transport Ministry, over the 2018 Morandi bridge collapse that killed 43 people. Prosecutors attribute the disaster to maintenance neglect, while defendants claim a construction defect caused the collapse.

A verdict is pending in the trial of 57 defendants, including former Autostrade executives and officials, over the 2018 Morandi bridge collapse in Genoa, Italy, which killed 43 people. Prosecutors attribute the disaster to maintenance failures, while defendants claim a construction defect was to blame.

A trial over the 2018 collapse of Genoa’s Morandi highway bridge, which killed 43 people, is concluding with verdicts for 57 defendants, including former Autostrade per L’Italia executives and infrastructure officials. Prosecutors allege maintenance failures caused the disaster, while defendants claim construction defects were to blame.

A verdict is being delivered in the trial of 57 defendants, including executives from Autostrade per L’Italia and engineering experts, over the 2018 Morandi bridge collapse in Genoa that killed 43 people. Prosecutors attribute the disaster to maintenance neglect, while defendants claim construction defects caused the collapse. Autostrade reached a corporate liability deal, paying a 30 million euro penalty.