Italy: 11 Die, 5 Injured In Genoa Bridge Collapse

Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published August 14, 2018 | 08:49 PM

At least 11 people were died, including a child, and five others seriously injured in the collapse of a motorway bridge in Italy, the Interior Ministry said.

ROME, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 14th Aug, 2018 ) :At least 11 people were died, including a child, and five others seriously injured in the collapse of a motorway bridge in Italy, the Interior Ministry said.

In the northwestern city of Genoa, on the A10 motorway, a section of the Morandi Bridge about 100 meters high collapsed around 11.

30 a.m. local time (0930GMT) according to Italian news agency ANSA.

A large number of vehicles hit the ground, and some were buried under the debris.

Search and rescue work continues while two people are being rescued from under the wreckage.