Italian officials handed jail terms for Genoa bridge disaster that killed 43
A Genoa court has sentenced former Autostrade per l'Italia chief Giovanni Castellucci to 12 years in prison for his role in the 2018 Morandi bridge collapse. The disaster, which killed 43 people, resulted in convictions for multiple motorway officials.
Why it matters
The verdict serves as a significant legal precedent for corporate accountability regarding infrastructure maintenance and public safety.
Image source, AFP via Getty Images Image caption, The verdict was read out in a Genoa court by Judge Paolo Lepri (C)
The former head of Italy's motorway operator has been given a 12-year prison sentence over the collapse of Genoa's Morandi bridge in August 2018.
Ex-Autostrade per l'Italia chief Giovanni Castellucci was handed a 12-year term - several years less than prosecutors had asked for.
Forty-three people died when the motorway bridge running through the city came down in a rain storm at the height of the holiday season, sending cars and lorries plummeting to the ground.
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