Italy publishes report blaming Autostrade for failings in bridge collapse


  • World
  • Tuesday, 25 Sep 2018

FILE PHOTO: Firefighter helicopter flies over the collapsed Morandi Bridge in the port city of Genoa, Italy August 16, 2018. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini

ROME (Reuters) - Italy published a report on Tuesday into road operator Autostrade per l'Italia's role in last month's deadly bridge collapse, laying out evidence that Rome is expected to use to strip the company of its concessions to run Italian motorways.

The report said Autostrade had failed to assess the safety of the Genoa bridge, where a viaduct collapsed on Aug. 14, killing 43 people.

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