Three Atlantia employees arrested in probe linked to Genoa bridge collapse


FILE PHOTO: The collapsed Morandi Bridge is seen in the Italian port city of Genoa, Italy August 14, 2018. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini/File Photo

MILAN (Reuters) - Three employees of companies owned by infrastructure group Atlantia were placed under house arrest on Friday, police said, as part of an investigation into the safety of motorway viaducts following a bridge collapse in Genoa.

The collapse of the Genoa viaduct, operated by Atlantia-controlled Autostrade per l'Italia, in August last year killed 43 people.

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