Italian PM orders review of outdated bridges after Genoa bridge collapse
THE driver of a green lorry left precariously close to the edge told
Italian media how he had escaped the “hell” of the Genoa bridge
collapse.
Italian media how he had escaped the “hell” of the Genoa bridge
collapse.
“It was raining very hard and it wasn’t possible to go very fast,”
he told the Corriere della Sera daily.
he told the Corriere della Sera daily.
“When a car overtook me I slowed down ... (then) at a certain
moment everything shook. The car in front of me disappeared
and seemed to be swallowed up by the clouds. I looked up and
saw the bridge pylon fall,” he said.
moment everything shook. The car in front of me disappeared
and seemed to be swallowed up by the clouds. I looked up and
saw the bridge pylon fall,” he said.
“Instinctively, finding myself in front of the void, I put the van
into reverse, to escape this hell,” he added.
into reverse, to escape this hell,” he added.
Authorities continue to search the rubble for survivors.
Picture: Getty ImagesSource:Getty Images
Picture: Getty ImagesSource:Getty Images
Firefighters rescue a person from the rubble of the collapsed Morandi
highway bridge.Source:AP
highway bridge.Source:AP
The Morandi motorway bridge before the tragic collapse.Source:AFP
Stella Boccia, 24, was returning from vacation. Picture: FacebookSource:Supplied
Rescuers and security forces remove a victim from the site.Source:AFP
French tourists Nathan Gusman, 20, and Melissa Artus, 22, died in the
Morandi bridge collapse. Picture: Facebook.Source:Supplied
Morandi bridge collapse. Picture: Facebook.Source:Supplied
Marius Djerri, 22, a football player from Albania, died.
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Edy Bokrina died
Picture: FacebookSource:Supplied
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