Relatives of the 43 people killed in Genoa’s Morandi Bridge disaster expressed their dismay after a former executive at the motorways company responsible for the viaduct admitted to knowing it was at risk of collapse years before the incident and did nothing about it.
Gianni Mion made the confession while being questioned as a witness in the trial of 59 people over the 2018 tragedy at the court of Genoa. He told the court he had been aware of the danger associated with the bridge since 2010, when the issue was discussed during a meeting of officials at Autostrade per l’Italia (ASPI), the company that manages Italy’s toll motorways, and SPEA, its maintenance unit.
