Families of 43 victims await verdict in Genoa bridge disaster
Families of the 43 victims of the 2018 Genoa bridge collapse are awaiting a first-instance verdict in a trial involving former executives and officials. The case centers on allegations of delayed maintenance and falsified documents regarding the Morandi bridge.
Why it matters
The trial serves as a critical test for corporate accountability and infrastructure safety standards in Italy.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, The 2018 bridge collapse was one of Italy's worst infrastructure disasters
On the morning of 14 August 2018, Claudia Possetti, 47, was in the car with her new husband Andrea, and her two children, aged 12 and 16.
The couple had just married and were driving to the Italian Riviera with the youngsters for a holiday when the Morandi bridge in the northern city of Genoa collapsed beneath them.
Their car was among those that plunged from the viaduct on to the railway tracks below. The four of them were among 43 people killed in one of Italy's worst infrastructure disasters in decades.
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