A motorway bridge has collapsed near Genoa, Italy.
Reuters reported that police and fire services were unaware of any victims.
UPDATE:
UPDATE:
Dozens are now reported dead in the accident according to the Adnkronos News Agency.
Photos from the scene showed a large section of a flyover, which appears to have been in service as part of the A10 motorway, had fallen to the ground.
Photos from the scene showed a large section of a flyover, which appears to have been in service as part of the A10 motorway, had fallen to the ground.
Italian bridge collapse ‘an immense tragedy’ — Transport Minister
A motorway bridge has collapsed near Genoa, Italy.
Dozens are feared dead in the accident according to the Italian news agency Adnkronos and local ambulance services.
A 200-metre section of the Morandi Bridge, part of the A10 motorway, fell during a fierce storm.
“I’m following with great apprehension what has happened in Genoa, which appears to be an immense tragedy,” said Italian Transport Minister Danilo Toninelli via Twitter.
A witness told Sky Italia television he saw “eight or nine” vehicles on the bridge when it fell in what he described as an “apocalyptic scene”.
One person has been rescued alive from the rubble and flown to hospital by helicopter, ANSA news agency reported.
The Morandi Bridge was built over the northern Italian port city of Genoa in the 1960s and restructuring work on the structure was carried out in 2016.
A 200-metre section of the Morandi Bridge, part of the A10 motorway, fell during a fierce storm.
“I’m following with great apprehension what has happened in Genoa, which appears to be an immense tragedy,” said Italian Transport Minister Danilo Toninelli via Twitter.
A witness told Sky Italia television he saw “eight or nine” vehicles on the bridge when it fell in what he described as an “apocalyptic scene”.
One person has been rescued alive from the rubble and flown to hospital by helicopter, ANSA news agency reported.
The Morandi Bridge was built over the northern Italian port city of Genoa in the 1960s and restructuring work on the structure was carried out in 2016.
