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A Genoa court convicted the former CEO of Autostrade per l'Italia and 31 other executives for their roles in the deadly 2018 Genoa Morandi Bridge collapse, marking a rare corporate-accountability ruling in a major infrastructure disaster.
An Italian court in Genoa sentenced ex-Atlantia CEO Giovanni Castellucci to 12 years in prison for charges including multiple manslaughter and criminal negligence linked to the 2018 Morandi Bridge collapse in Genoa, which killed 43 people. Castellucci was not present for the verdict and is already serving a six-year sentence for a 2013 viaduct incident; a total of 57 individuals faced trial, with prosecutors arguing long-standing maintenance and safety failures contributed to the disaster. The ruling is subject to appeal under Italian law.
An Italian court in Genoa sentenced former Autostrade per l'Italia CEO Giovanni Castellucci to 12 years in prison for the 2018 Morandi bridge collapse that killed 43 people; other defendants received sentences between 5.5 and 11 years as prosecutors had sought hundreds of years in total for maintenance failures linked to the disaster.
The 2018 Genoa Morandi bridge collapse, which killed 43 people, spotlighted long‑standing maintenance and design issues and led to what prosecutors call Italy’s biggest criminal case linked to a public-infrastructure disaster. Seventy-nine? fifty-nine defendants face charges from multiple manslaughter to safety violations as the impact unfolds against a backdrop of debates over accountability, maintenance culture, and corruption, even as a new high‑tech bridge was built nearby. Families of victims hope the verdicts will bring justice and prevent future tragedies.
Families of 43 people killed in the 2018 Morandi bridge collapse in Genoa await a first‑instance verdict, as prosecutors argue maintenance delays and ignored warnings while defendants contend a design flaw was to blame; the lengthy trial underscores ongoing questions about Italy's infrastructure upkeep and accountability, with relatives hoping a ruling brings some closure.