Italy PM says 'serious negligence' found in bridge collapse: paper

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) - An investigation by Italy's transport ministry into the deadly collapse of a bridge operated by Atlantia has shown "serious and unforgivable acts of negligence", Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte was quoted as saying on Monday.

Conte told la Repubblica newspaper in an interview the government was nearing a decision on whether to revoke Atlantia's motorway concession after a highway bridge collapsed in August 2018 killing 43 people in the city of Genoa.