The car of Davide Capello, 33, a former goalkeeper for Serie A side Cagliari, came down in the collapse but he survived, according to the BBC
This general view taken on August 15, 2018, shows the Morandi motorway bridge the day after a section collapsed in the north-western Italian city of Genoa. - At least 38 people were killed on August 14, when the giant motorway bridge collapsed in Genoa in
The Italian government on Wednesday demanded the resignation of the heads of the company that manages the country-s highways, after the death toll in Genoa city-s bridge collapse rose to 39, with rescuers continuing their search for possible survivors.
"The leaders of Autostrade per l-Italia must resign, first of all. And given that there have been serious breaches, we have activated procedures for the possible revocation of their concessions and to impose fines of up to 150 million euro 170 million," said Transport Minister Danilo Toninelli.
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A roughly 100-metre segment of Morandi bridge in Genoa collapsed on Tuesday noon during heavy rain, causing at least 40 vehicles to plunge to the ground. The local prefecture raised the death toll on Wednesday, with 37 of them identified, the BBC reported. At least three children aged 8, 12 and 13, lost their lives. The city-s authorities declared two days of mourning. Rescuers said there was little hope for more survivors underneath the bridge.
A huge tower and sections of the bridge fell on to railway lines, a river and a warehouse. There were 16 people being treated in hospital, 12 of them in a serious condition. About 440 people were evacuated from the area amid fears other parts of the bridge might fall.
The cause of the disaster was not immediately clear but questions were raised about the safety of the structure. The Morandi Bridge, built in the 1960s, stands on the A10 toll motorway, an important conduit for goods traffic from local ports, which also serves the Italian Riviera and southern coast of France. Interior Minister Matteo Salvini vowed to bring anyone responsible for the collapse to book. Three French people were among the dead, the country-s Foreign Ministry said.
The car of Davide Capello, 33, a former goalkeeper for Serie A side Cagliari, came down in the collapse but he survived, according to the BBC. "I was able to get out... I don-t know how my car wasn-t crushed. It seemed like a scene from a film, it was the apocalypse," he said.
Italy-s Ansa news agency quoted a witness as saying they heard "an incredible roar and first we thought it was thunder very close by". "We live about 5 kilometre from the bridge but we heard a crazy bang... We were very scared... Traffic went completely haywire and the city was paralyzed." The collapse of the bridge was an "incident of vast proportions on a vital arterial road, not just for Genoa, but for the whole country", said Liguria region Governor Giovanni Toti.
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