Italian Police Publish Shocking Footage of Bridge Collapse, Aftermath in Genoa

A collapse of a motorway bridge in the northern Italian city of Genoa has claimed the lives of "dozens" of people, Genoa's ambulance service director said.

A motorway bridge has collapsed in Genoa, Italy local media reported on Tuesday. Several cars have fallen into the subsequent chasm.

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"The scale is epochal. There are dozens of dead among those who fell from the bridge or got trapped under the rubble," Francesco Bermano, Genoa's ambulance service director said, as quoted by the Adnkronors news agency.

Italian police have published a shocking video of the bridge's collapse.

#14agosto il video del crollo di #PonteMorandi a #Genova Polcevera Morandi@VAIstradeanas @DPCgov @emergenzavvf @Viminale @ComunediGenova @StradeAnas pic.twitter.com/9viaWCfAcu

— Polizia di Stato (@poliziadistato) August 14, 2018

Ambulances and rescuers have arrived at the scene:

Ambulances gathering at the site of the collapsed suspension bridge (#PonteMorandi) in #Genova, Italy. Several deaths are expected.
pic.twitter.com/GU15FmrbKQ

— ✿ṡ︎erenẹ︎ (@MythSerene) August 14, 2018

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Internet users have published photos and videos of the aftermath on Twitter:

cristo santo…#Genova pic.twitter.com/VlvEF40jLd

— pap1pap (@pap1pap) August 14, 2018

Disastro a #Genova. Crolla il ponte Autostradale. Stiamo cercando informazioni. pic.twitter.com/f2Z0c91JLZ

— Sergio Battelli (@BattelliSergio) August 14, 2018

Cazzo! 😱😱#genova #pontemorandi pic.twitter.com/VunOCHzAvm

— Ilaria (@cuxia86) August 14, 2018

Italia: Se derrumba un gran puente de una autopista en Génova y varios vehículos caen al vacío https://t.co/wJqjcaqCru pic.twitter.com/X9IKBcJkXD

— HCHTelevisiónDigital (@HCHTelevDigital) August 14, 2018