August 14, 2018 9:33 PM

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Italy: Motorway bridge collapses near Genoa; 10 killed

<span style="color: #222222;">A major motorway bridge has collapsed near the Italian city of Genoa, leading to vehicles falling some 100m. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini told reporters in Sicily that around <b>30</b> people are dead and many others are seriously injured. Italy interior minister also says 30 confirmed dead in Genoa bridge collapse.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">An 80-metre section of the bridge, including one set of the supports that tower above it, crashed down in the rain onto the roof of a factory and other buildings, crushing at least one truck and plunging huge slabs of concrete into the river below. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The highway is a major artery to the Italian Riviera and to France's southern coast. Train services around Genoa have been halted.</span><br />''  

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