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Former boss of Italian motorways sentenced to 12 years over Genoa bridge tragedy

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

Giovanni Castellucci among 32 people convicted over the 2018 Morandi Bridge collapse, which killed 43Thirty-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.In a hushed courtroom on Thursday in the north-western Italian city, Giovanni Castellucci, a former boss of Autostrade per l’Italia, was sentenced to 12 years in prison, the highest in the case. The former head of Italy's motorway operator has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in the Genoa bridge collapse that killed 43 people.

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