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Former CEO of Italian highway operator sentenced over Genoa bridge tragedy
CNN • • world
Key Points:
- Former Atlantia CEO Giovanni Castellucci was sentenced to 12 years in prison for the 2018 collapse of the Morandi motorway bridge in Genoa, which killed 43 people.
- Castellucci, already serving a six-year sentence for a separate fatal incident, was not present in court for the verdict; the case involved 57 defendants including company executives and officials.
- The disaster, caused by the collapse of a 50-meter section of the 51-year-old bridge, led to investigations into infrastructure maintenance and the eventual sale of Atlantia’s stake in Autostrade per l’Italia.
- Prosecutors blamed inadequate maintenance and delayed safety work for the collapse, while defense lawyers argued it was due to a design defect in the bridge’s stay cable that no maintenance could have prevented.
- Autostrade’s current CEO apologized to victims’ families and reaffirmed the company’s commitment to preventing future tragedies.
