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Bridge collapsed in Italy, killing two people

3/10/2017
The bridge had been under construction when it fell onto the main Adriatic coast motorway this afternoon.
Bridge collapsed in Italy, killing two people
La Repubblica newspaper said the couple killed were a 60-year-old man and his 54-year-old wife who lived in the Marche region.
In addition, two Romanians who were working on the road at the time were injured.
A view of an overpass that collapsed onto Italy's main Adriatic coast highway, crushing a car and reportedly killing two people inside, on the A14 highway between Ancona and Loreto, Italy, Thursday, March 9, 2017. (ANSA via AP)
It fell on the carriageway (Picture: ANSA via AP)
epa05839234 Victim's bodies are covered at the scene of a bridge that collapsed and fell onto the A14 motorway near the central Italian city of Ancona, 09 March 2017, killing at least two people and injuring two others. The people killed were in the only car that was just under the bridge when it collapsed, according to an initial reconstruction. The Italian highway company Autostrade per l'Italia said that the bridge was a temporary structure to support an overpass that had been closed to traffic. The collapse took place amid work to broaden the highway between the South Ancona and Loreto exits to three lanes. EPA/CRISTIAN BALLARINI
Victim’s bodies are covered at the scene of a bridge that collapsed (Picture: EPA/Critian Ballarini)
epa05839239 A view of a car crushed by parts of a bridge that collapsed and fell onto the A14 motorway near the central Italian city of Ancona, 09 March 2017, killing at least two people and injuring two others. The people killed were in the only car that was just under the bridge when it collapsed, according to an initial reconstruction. The Italian highway company Autostrade per l'Italia said that the bridge was a temporary structure to support an overpass that had been closed to traffic. The collapse took place amid work to broaden the highway between the South Ancona and Loreto exits to three lanes. EPA/CRISTIAN BALLARINI
A car crushed by part of the bridge (Picture: EPA)
epa05839264 Firemen trucks at the scene after a bridge collapsed onto the A14 motorway near the central Italian city of Ancona, 09 March 2017, killing at least two people and injuring two others. The people killed were in the only car that was just under the bridge when it collapsed, according to an initial reconstruction. The Italian highway company Autostrade per l'Italia said that the bridge was a temporary structure to support an overpass that had been closed to traffic. The collapse took place amid work to broaden the highway between the South Ancona and Loreto exits to three lanes. EPA/CRISTIAN BALLARINI
The bridge was under construction (Picture: EPA)
epa05838845 A handout photo made available by the Italian State Police (Polizia di Stato) on 09 March 2017 shows a view from below a part of a bridge that collapsed and fell onto the A14 motorway near the central Italian city of Ancona, 09 March 2017, killing at least two people and injuring two others. The dead people were in a car that was just under the bridge when it collapsed. The Italian highway company Autostrade per l'Italia said that the bridge was a temporary structure to support an overpass that had been closed to traffic. The collapse took place amid work to broaden the highway between the South Ancona and Loreto exits to three lanes. Only one car was affected by the collapse, the one in which the dead people were travelling, according to an initial reconstruction. EPA/POLICE PRESS OFFICE HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
A view from below a part of a bridge that collapsed and fell (Picture: EPA)
The A14 is the main tour north to south along Italy’s eastern coast between Ancona and Loreto.
Six months ago another bridge collapsed over a busy road in northern Italy, killing one person and injuring five.
Source: http://metro.co.uk/2017/03/09/two-dead-after-motorway-bridge-collapses-in-italy-6499555/

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