Autostrade executives guilty of manslaughter in 2013 motorway accident, CEO acquitted


  • World
  • Friday, 11 Jan 2019

FILE PHOTO: Autostrade per l'Italia Chief Executive Giovanni Castellucci speaks at a news conference about the collapsed Morandi Bridge in Genoa, Italy August 18, 2018. REUTERS/Massimo Pinca

AVELLINO, Italy (Reuters) - Three managers at Autostrade per l'Italia, and three former managers, were found guilty of manslaughter on Friday in a case relating to a 2013 motorway accident that killed 40 people, while CEO Giovanni Castellucci was acquitted.

The guilty verdicts by an Italian judge could open the door to potential damages suits against Autostrade, which is also under investigation after a bridge it operated collapsed in the Italian city of Genoa last August, killing 43 people.

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