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Dozens convicted in collapse of Italian bridge

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Newest development Jul 16, 2026 · 2 reportsItalian court convicts ex-motorway chief

GENOA, Italy — An Italian court on Thursday convicted the former CEO of Italy’s main highway operator and 31 others in the 2018 Genoa highway bridge collapse that sent vehicles plunging and killed 43 people, a disaster that exposed serious lapses in the maintenance of Italian infrastructure.

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    Dozens convicted in collapse of Italian bridge

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    Italian court convicts ex-motorway chief

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  1. Green Field Reporter

    Former CEO of Italian highway operator handed a 12-year sentence over deadly 2018 bridge collapse (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    GENOA, Italy (AP) — An Italian court on Thursday convicted the former CEO of Italian highway operator Autostrade per l’Italian in the deadly collapse of Genoa’s highway bridge that killed 43 people nearly eight years ago.

  2. The Republic

    Verdict due in trial over 2018 bridge collapse in Italy that killed dozens (opens The Republic)

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    MILAN (AP) — Family members of the 43 people killed when Genoa’s Morandi highway bridge collapsed nearly eight years ago are expected to pack a courtroom Thursday for verdicts in the trial of 57 defendants charged in a disaster that exposed deep failures in the maintenance of Italy’s infrastructure.

  3. Al Jazeera

    Why Italy’s Genoa bridge collapse led to one of its biggest criminal trials (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Eight years after 43 people were killed, judges rule in the first trial over the Genoa bridge collapse.

  4. Jonesboro Sun

    Deliberations underway in trial over 2018 bridge collapse in Italy that killed dozens (opens Jonesboro Sun)

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    Family members of the 43 people killed in the 2018 Genoa bridge collapse are expected in court for verdicts in the trial of 57 defendants. The disaster exposed deep failures in Italy’s infrastructure maintenance. Defendants include former executives of Autostrade…

  5. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Italian court begins delivering verdicts for 57 defendants charged in deadly Genoa bridge collapse (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Italian court begins delivering verdicts for 57 defendants charged in deadly Genoa bridge collapse

  6. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Italian court begins delivering verdicts in trial over 2018 bridge collapse that killed dozens (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    An Italian court has begun delivering verdicts for 57 defendants charged in the collapse of Genoa’s Morandi highway bridge that killed 43 people nearly eight years ago

  7. Philadelphia Inquirer

    A court convicts former CEO of Italy’s main highway operator in deadly bridge collapse, hands down 12-year sentence (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    A court convicts former CEO of Italy’s main highway operator in deadly bridge collapse, hands down 12-year sentence

  8. France 24

    Dozens found guilty in Genoa's deadly bridge collapse (opens France 24)

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    An Italian court has found 32 defendants guilty over the deadly Genoa bridge collapse in 2018. Forty-three people ‌died when their vehicles plunged from the flyover in the port city. On the morning of August 14, 2018, during a summer storm, a 200-metre section of the bridge collapsed, sending dozens…

  9. Washington Times

    Italian court convicts 30 including former highway operator CEO in deadly 2018 bridge collapse (opens Washington Times)

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    An Italian court on Thursday convicted the former CEO of Italy's main highway operator and 29 others in the 2018 Genoa highway bridge collapse that sent vehicles plunging and killed 43 people, a disaster that exposed serious lapses in the maintenance of Italian infrastructure.

  10. France 24

    Italian court convicts 32 over deadly 2018 Genoa Bridge collapse (opens France 24)

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    An Italian court on Thursday sentenced 32 defendants, including former motorway operator Autostrade chief Giovanni Castellucci, for their roles in the 2018 collapse of Genoa's Morandi bridge which killed 43 people.

  11. France 24

    Genoa bridge collapse trial highlights Italy's ageing infrastructure issue (opens France 24)

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    An Italian court sentenced 32 defendants for their role in a deadly bridge disaster eight years ago that killed 43 people in Genoa. One of the accused was Autostrade's former chief executive, Giovanni Castellucci, was found guilty of vehicular homicide and negligence and was sentenced to twelve year…

  12. BBC News

    Italian officials handed jail terms for Genoa bridge disaster that killed 43 (opens BBC News)

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    The ex-head of Italy's motorway operator Giovanni Castellucci was handed a 12-year term over the 2018 bridge collapse.

  13. WFMZ Allentown

    Ex-CEO of Italian highway operator and 31 others convicted in deadly 2018 bridge collapse (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    An Italian court has convicted the former CEO of Italy's main highway operator and 31 others in the Genoa Morandi bridge collapse in 2018. The disaster killed 43 people and exposed serious maintenance lapses. Giovanni Castellucci, the former chief executive…

  14. The Guardian

    Former boss of Italian motorways sentenced to 12 years over Genoa bridge tragedy (opens The Guardian)

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    Giovanni Castellucci among 32 people convicted over the 2018 Morandi Bridge collapse, which killed 43 Thirty-two people, including the former chief executive of Italy’s motorway operator, have been convicted over the 2018 collapse of a Genoa bridge in which 43 people died.

  15. UPI

    CEO gets 11 years in prison for Italian bridge collapse that killed 43 (opens UPI)

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    The former CEO of the management company that runs Italy's roadways was sentenced to 12 years in prison for a 2018 bridge collapse that killed 43.

  16. Al Jazeera

    Ex-CEO of Italian motorway sentenced to 12 years for Genoa bridge collapse (opens Al Jazeera)

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    In all, 32 convicted and 25 acquitted or cleared by statute ‌of limitations over 2018 Morandi bridge disaster.

  17. Jonesboro Sun

    The ex-CEO of Italian highway operator and 31 others convicted in deadly 2018 bridge collapse (opens Jonesboro Sun)

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    An Italian court has convicted the former CEO of Italy's main highway operator and 31 others in the Genoa Morandi bridge collapse in 2018. The disaster killed 43 people and exposed serious maintenance lapses. Giovanni Castellucci, the former chief executive…

  18. Deutsche Welle

    Italy: Ex-highway head sentenced to 12 years for deadly bridge collapse (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The collapse of the Morandi bridge in Genoa in 2018 killed 43. The court found the former Italian highway CEO guilty of neglecting maintenance despite prior warnings and sentenced him to 12 years in prison.

  19. The Columbian

    Dozens convicted in collapse of Italian bridge (opens The Columbian)

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    GENOA, Italy — An Italian court on Thursday convicted the former CEO of Italy’s main highway operator and 31 others in the 2018 Genoa highway bridge collapse that sent vehicles plunging and killed 43 people, a disaster that exposed serious lapses in the maintenance of Italian infrastructure.

  20. The Boston Globe

    The ex-CEO of Italian highway operator and 31 others are convicted in deadly 2018 bridge collapse (opens The Boston Globe)

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    GENOA, Italy — An Italian court on Thursday convicted the former chief executive of Italy’s main highway operator and 31 others in the 2018 Genoa highway bridge collapse that sent vehicles plunging and killed 43 people, a disaster that exposed serious lapses in the maintenance of Italian infrastruct…

  21. Al Jazeera

    Former Italian motorway chief sentenced over bridge collapse (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The former CEO of Italy’s main highway operator has been given 12 years in prison.

  22. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Italian court convicts ex-motorway chief (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    GENOA, Italy -- An Italian court on Thursday convicted the former CEO of Italy's main highway operator and 31 others in the 2018 Genoa highway bridge collapse that sent vehicles plunging and killed 43 people, a disaster that exposed serious lapses in the maintenance of Italian infrastructure.

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