Italian motorway bridge collapse leaves at least 22 dead as rescuers search for survivors
A motorway collapse in northern Italy has killed at least 22 people and left eight injured after a 650ft section of bridge crushed cars below.
Around 20 vehicles plunged nearly 150ft into a heap of rubble after a huge section of the Morandi Bridge collapsed over an industrial zone in the port city, sending tonnes of twisted steel and concrete debris onto warehouses below.
Rescuers say at least 22 have so far been killed. There were also claims that four survivors have been pulled from the collapse debris, which authorities say was caused by ‘structural weakness’.
<span class="s1" id="yui_3_18_0_3_1534259340690_2091">
Sickening way to go
A motorway collapse in northern Italy has killed at least 22 people and left eight injured after a 650ft section of bridge crushed cars below.
Around 20 vehicles plunged nearly 150ft into a heap of rubble after a huge section of the Morandi Bridge collapsed over an industrial zone in the port city, sending tonnes of twisted steel and concrete debris onto warehouses below.
Rescuers say at least 22 have so far been killed. There were also claims that four survivors have been pulled from the collapse debris, which authorities say was caused by ‘structural weakness’.
<span class="s1" id="yui_3_18_0_3_1534259340690_2091">
Sickening way to go