A Genoa court on Thursday delivered its long-awaited verdict in the Morandi bridge collapse case, concluding nearly four years of proceedings. In total, 32 people were found responsible for the disaster, receiving sentences ranging from 23 months to 12 years.
Among those convicted was Giovanni Castellucci, the former CEO of Italy's highway operator Autostrade per l'Italia. He received the longest sentence — 12 years in prison — after being found guilty of vehicular homicide and negligence linked to the collapse.
Castelucci is already serving a prison sentence after being convicted over a seperate 2013 accident in which a bus plunged off an overpass, killing 40 people.
Others sentenced included managers and engineers from Autostrade's engineering subsidiary SPEA, as well as former officials from Italy's Infrastructure and Transport Ministry.The Morandi bridge collapsed the day before Italy's Ferragosto holiday, when many people were traveling [FILE: August 2018]Image: Fabio Palli/NurPhoto/picture alliance
What led to the bridge collapse?
