Dozens feared dead as huge section of highway bridge collapses as cars drove across it in ‘apocalyptic scene’ in Genoa
- Dozens are feared dead after a huge section of a bridge suddenly collapsed during a storm in Genoa, Italy
- Cars fell 300ft at 11.30am local time as one witness described the carnage as an ‘apocalyptic scene’
- The head of the local ambulance service said there were ‘dozens of dead’ in the ‘immense tragedy’
Dozens are feared dead after a huge section of a highway bridge suddenly collapsed during a storm in Genoa, Italy.
Cars fell 300ft into a river and grassland when the bridge gave way at 11.30am local time.
The head of the local ambulance service said there were ‘dozens of dead’ in what the transport minister called ‘an immense tragedy.’
One witness described the carnage as an ‘apocalyptic scene.’
Carnage: The bridge collapsed at 11.30am local time. The bridge was built on the A10 toll motorway in the 1960s and was restructured in 2016

Dozens are feared dead after a huge section of a highway bridge suddenly collapsed during a storm in Genoa, Italy

Cars fell 300ft when the the bridge gave way at 11.30am local time. Shocking images showed the bridge half collapsed

Firefighters searching the rubble with dogs for survivors have so far rescued one person who has been flown to hospital by helicopter

A huge section of a highway bridge (pictured) has collapsed in Genoa, Italy

One picture shows a truck stopped just feet away from a sheer drop where the bridge collapsed
Firefighters searching the rubble with dogs for survivors have so far rescued one person who has been flown to hospital by helicopter.
An ambulance official said the service could only confirm two injured people so far, ‘but we suppose there are unfortunately a lot of dead.’
Some 600ft of the Morandi bridge collapsed over an industrial zone, raising concerns gas lines may have been damaged.
The disaster occurred on a highway that connects Italy to France and other vacation resorts on the eve of a major Italian holiday, Ferragosto meaning traffic would have been heavier than usual as many Italians traveled to beaches or mountains.

Some 600ft of the Morandi bridge collapsed over an industrial zone, raising concerns gas lines may have been damaged

Transport Minister Danilo Toninelli said in a tweet that he was ‘following with great apprehension what seems like an immense tragedy.’
The bridge was built on the A10 toll motorway in the 1960s and was restructured in 2016.
A witness told Sky Italia television he saw ‘eight or nine’ vehicles on the bridge when it collapsed.
Transport Minister Danilo Toninelli said in a tweet that he was ‘following with great apprehension what seems like an immense tragedy.’

The Morandi bridge (pictured before the collapse) went down due to structural weakness
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