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...

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• 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...
• BBC News: The ex-head of Italy's motorway operator Giovanni Castellucci was handed a 12-year term over the 2018 bridge collapse.
• Latest News From Euronews | Euro: Dozens of family members of the victims packed the courtroom as Chief Judge Paolo Lepri read the verdicts against 57 defendants.
• Latest News From Euronews | Euro: Many relatives broke down in tears as the sentences were read.

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.

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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 • 2 hrs ago) [Story Intel]
2. 16/07/2026, 16:52 RELATED COVERAGE EX-CEO OF ITALIAN MOTORWAY OPERATOR AMONG 32 CONVICTED OVER GENOA BRIDGE COLLAPSE (Latest News From Euronews | Euro • 42 mins ago) [Story Intel]
3. 16/07/2026, 17:10 RELATED COVERAGE ITALIAN OFFICIALS HANDED JAIL TERMS FOR GENOA BRIDGE DISASTER THAT KILLED 43 (BBC News • 24 mins ago) [Story Intel]

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• 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
• Latest News From Euronews | Euro: EX-CEO OF ITALIAN MOTORWAY OPERATOR AMONG 32 CONVICTED OVER GENOA BRIDGE COLLAPSE [Story Intel]
  Related headline found through overlapping story details; compare the original source before treating it as confirmation. • 42 mins ago

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