An Italian court sentenced 32 defendants on Thursday, including the former head of motorway operator Autostrade, for their role in a deadly bridge disaster eight years ago that killed 43 people.
Autostrade’s former chief executive, Giovanni Castellucci, was found guilty of vehicular homicide and negligence related to the collapse of the bridge in Genoa – one of the country’s worst infrastructure disasters.
The crowded courtroom was packed with relatives of those who plunged to their deaths when the Morandi Bridge – part of a key highway connecting France and Italy – gave way in torrential rain on August 14, 2018.
Castellucci, who was
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