CONDEMNED THE OWNER - The single judge of the Court of Avellino issued the sentence against the defendants for the accident that took place on July 28, 2013 on the A16, in Avellino, in which a bus crashed from a motorway viaduct (below the video of the reconstruction ).40 people lost their lives, 38 died instantly and 2 more in hospital a few weeks later.The maximum penalty was imposed on the owner of the transport company, as well as the owner of the bus: 12 years of imprisonment, the judge fully accepted the request made by the Public Prosecutor;in addition to being held responsible for the bad conditions of the bus (registered in 1985 and with 800,000 km traveled), he had not subjected the vehicle to overhaul.THE CEO OF AUTOSTRADE PER L'ITALIA PURCHASED - The CEO of Autostrade per l'Italia, Giovanni Castellucci, against whom the Public Prosecutor had asked for 10 years of imprisonment, was acquitted, as well as the former co-general manager and some executives .The prosecution claimed that the barriers against which the bus impacted could have withstood the blow if the pins anchoring them to the ground had not been corroded by the salt which, in that section of the motorway, is used to deal with snow and ice.Other Autostrade per l'Italia executives were sentenced;same fate for an official of the civilian motorization of Naples, responsible for not having fulfilled his function of supervision and control, with which he would have prevented the circulation of the bus, and therefore the massacre.THE FAMILY SAYING - After the reading of the sentence by the judge of first instance, unrest occurred outside the courtroom.A long sarcastic applause from the relatives of the victims, who inveighed against Castellucci and the Judge himself, with sometimes threatening tones, welcomed the defense lawyers of the accused.THE ACCIDENT - Shortly after eight in the evening of 28 July 2013, the bus loaded with pilgrims returned from a trip to Telese Terme (Benevento) and Pietrelcina.In the descent section of the A16 Napoli-Canosa, in the territory of Monteforte Irpino, the braking system of the bus was suddenly damaged;the vehicle traveled a kilometer without brakes, skidding dangerously and crashed into about fifteen cars that were in its path.The driver, in a desperate attempt to slow down the ride of the bus, joined the protective barriers of the Acqualonga viaduct, which gave way and made it fall into the void from a height of 40 meters.© 2022 - Unimedia Srl - VAT number 12481470156 - All rights reserved - Web Agency