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Italy bridge collapse trial opens four years after tragedy

Cars and trucks are left on a section of the collapsed Morandi highway bridge in Genoa, northern Italy, on August 15, 2018. © Nicola Marfisi, AP

The trial in the case of the Genoa bridge that collapsed in 2018, killing 43 people, opens Thursday in Italy, involving 59 defendants being prosecuted for manslaughter and undermining transport safety.

The Morandi bridge, part of a key highway between Italy and France, gave way in torrential rain on August 14 four years ago, sending dozens of vehicles and their passengers tumbling into the abyss. 

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