An Italian couple have been killed after a motorway bridge collapsed on top of their car, in Italy’s second such tragedy in just over four months. A criminal investigation for manslaughter was opened and the infrastructure ministry announced its own inquiry and sent inspectors to the scene. It follows a similar incident on 28 October last year when Claudio Bertini, 68, died when his car was crushed by a bridge collapse on the SS36 dual carriageway between Milan and Lecco. While the full circumstances of Thursday’s accident remained unclear, the two incidents have triggered a debate about the state of Italy’s infrastructure. The latest incident occurred on the coast of the Marche region, whose mountainous interior is close to the quake epicentres.

Source: The Guardian March 09, 2017 19:34 UTC