FILE PHOTO: The new Genoa bridge is illuminated in the colours of the Italian flag during its official inauguration, after it was rebuilt following its collapse on August 14, 2018 which killed 43 people, in Genoa, Italy, August 3, 2020. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo/
MILAN (Reuters) - The collapse of a motorway bridge in Genoa in which 43 people died in 2018 was caused by a combination of factors, including insufficient maintenance, a report by technical advisers appointed by the judge in charge of the investigation said on Monday.
The 467 page report, seen by Reuters, said the main critical issues with the collapsed section of the bridge were design deficiencies in some details and execution flaws.
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