### [2026-07-16](/feed/2026/07/16/index.md)

##### Autostrade per l'Italia
# Former Autostrade per l'Italia (ASPI) CEO Giovanni Castellucci is convicted and sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in the 2018 collapse of the Ponte Morandi in Genoa, Liguria, Italy, which killed 43 people. 




### Sources:

1. [ANSA](https://www.ansa.it/english/news/general_news/2026/07/16/ex-aspi-ceo-castellucci-gets-12-years-as-morandi-bridge-disaster-verdicts-handed_4e21ef9e-216e-4cbd-ac5c-d759d8611c5d.html)
2. [TrasportoEuropa](https://www.trasportoeuropa.it/english/convictions-at-first-instance-over-the-ponte-morandi-collapse/)

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