Collapsed Italy bridge known to be 'defective'
A bridge in Italy that collapsed in 2018, killing 43 people, was known to have been defective, the man who had overseen its management company has admitted.
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A bridge in Italy that collapsed in 2018, killing 43 people, was known to have been defective, the man who had overseen its management company has admitted.
A trial into the 2018 disaster hears the highway company knew in 2010 there was a risk of collapse.
Gianni Mion said issue with Morandi Bridge was raised in 2010, eight years before tragedy in which 43 died
Relatives of the 43 victims of the August 14,2018 Genoa bridge disaster said they were astonished that a former executive for highways company ASPI did not say that he knew there was a risk the Morandi viaduct could collapse eight years before it did. © ANSA
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