Italian authorities have been sentenced to prison for the Genoa bridge disaster that killed 43 people

In August 2018, the former head of the Italian motorway operator was sentenced to 12 years in prison for the collapse of Genoa’s Morandi Bridge.

Prosecutors have called for a longer prison term for former Italy boss Giovanni Castellucci.

Forty-three people were killed when a highway bridge crossing the city collapsed during a rain storm during the holiday season.

In the year Castellucci, who is serving a six-year sentence for a 2013 road accident, was one of 57 defendants in the Genoa trial. Another senior motorway official, Michele Donferri Mitelli, was sentenced to 11 years in prison.

Emmanuel Diaz, whose brother Henry died in the bridge collapse, told Italian TV he was “very satisfied” with the sentence, while Egle Posetti, whose sister and family were killed, said the 12-year term given to Castellucci was “acceptable”.

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