ITALIAN COURT SENTENCES EX-HIGHWAY CHIEF TO 12 YEARS’ JAIL OVER GENOA BRIDGE DISASTER

AT A GLANCE

An Italian court on Thursday sentenced the former head of motorway operator Autostrade per l’Italia to 12 years for his role in a deadly bridge disaster eight years ago. Giovanni Castellucci was found guilty of vehicle homicide and negligence related to the collapse of the bridge in Genoa that killed 43 people in one of the country’s worst infrastructure disasters.

The courtroom was packed with relatives of those who plunged to their deaths when the Morandi Bridge – part of a key highway...

KEY FACTS

• Topic: CHINA — the feed headline centres on ITALIAN, COURT, SENTENCES, HIGHWAY, CHIEF.
• Original feed: News - South China Morning Post.
• Published: 16 Jul 2026, 14:47 UK.
• Coverage checked: 3 distinct sources and 2 closely matched related stories.

WHAT HAPPENED

Attributed details available in the live RSS coverage:

• News - South China Morning Post: An Italian court on Thursday sentenced the former head of motorway operator Autostrade per l’Italia to 12 years for his role in a deadly bridge disaster eight years ago.
• News - South China Morning Post: Giovanni Castellucci was found guilty of vehicle homicide and negligence related to the collapse of the bridge in Genoa that killed 43 people in one of the country’s worst infrastructure disasters.
• News - South China Morning Post: The courtroom was packed with relatives of those who plunged to their deaths when the Morandi Bridge – part of a key highway...
• France 24 - International breaki: An Italian court sentenced 32 defendants for their role in a deadly bridge disaster eight years ago that killed 43 people in Genoa.
• France 24 - International breaki: One of the accused was Autostrade's former chief executive, Giovanni Castellucci, was found guilty of vehicular homicide and negligence and was sentenced to twelve years in prison.
• BBC News: The ex-head of Italy's motorway operator Giovanni Castellucci was handed a 12-year term over the 2018 bridge collapse.

STORY TIMELINE — AVAILABLE COVERAGE

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1. 16/07/2026, 14:47 PRIMARY FEED ITALIAN COURT SENTENCES EX-HIGHWAY CHIEF TO 12 YEARS’ JAIL OVER GENOA BRIDGE DISASTER (News - South China Morning Post • 1 hr ago) [Story Intel]
2. 16/07/2026, 15:45 RELATED COVERAGE GENOA BRIDGE COLLAPSE TRIAL HIGHLIGHTS ITALY'S AGEING INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUE (France 24 - International breaki • 35 mins ago) [Story Intel]
3. 16/07/2026, 15:57 RELATED COVERAGE ITALIAN OFFICIALS HANDED JAIL TERMS FOR GENOA BRIDGE DISASTER THAT KILLED 43 (BBC News • 24 mins ago) [Story Intel]

HOW OTHER SOURCES FRAME THE STORY

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• France 24 - International breaki: GENOA BRIDGE COLLAPSE TRIAL HIGHLIGHTS ITALY'S AGEING INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUE [Story Intel]
  Related headline found through overlapping story details; compare the original source before treating it as confirmation. • 35 mins ago
• BBC News: ITALIAN OFFICIALS HANDED JAIL TERMS FOR GENOA BRIDGE DISASTER THAT KILLED 43 [Story Intel]
  Related headline found through overlapping story details; compare the original source before treating it as confirmation. • 24 mins ago

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