Absolutely Tragic, for those poor souls, in the wrong place at the wrong time 
Terrible news, it will be a miracle if it is only twenty casualties.
BBC reporting at least thirty five dead
ghastly happenings⊠how anyone came out of that lot alive⊠is amazing⊠so sad for those who died and their familiesâŠ
Before this one, it seems than 10 others bridges collapsed in the last five years
Obviously lost their âtouchâ since the Romans 
Dig a little deeper around tâinternet and you will see many posts about the poor state of Italian bridges and viaducts - the Viadotto Gamberale is a fine example. It stands 85m (taller than that in Genoa) high and is a 2 lane viaduct. As you can see from the pictures below, it is in a very poor state with the reinforcement steel exposed and the concrete spalling - an these towers are not solid concreteâŠthey are hollow!!! And yet, the viaduct is still open to traffic!
Very shoddy construction work.
I dont think I will be passing this way any time soonâŠ
Yikes!! Gulp!!! 
Seismic activity in Italy might not help too 
I agree Babeth - but this is pure shoddy workmanship. Steel reinforcement should have a minimum of 50mm cover of concrete to prevent corrosion of the steel. It is very clear that the piers to this viaduct do not have this. Rainwater can seep in to concrete, thereby rusting the bars. Combined with frost action, the corrosion of the bars forces the concrete to spall, thereby exposing the reinforcement leading to more corrosion.
Looking at these photos, I dont give this viaduct 5 years - probably a lot less following what happened in Genoa.
Absolutly criminal ! It seems that already 10 bridges collapsed in Italy in the last 5 years. I wonder who were the architeques and who is the company who does the maintenance ! My dad, 87 years, told me âan other problem with the Mafia âŠâ 
I think you may have hit the nail on the head there Babeth - Mafia!
I donât understand Italian much, but I can understand this is not normal !
Thatâs a couple of years ago, if the pillars are in that state, whatâs the deck like? 
Remind me not to go over any Italian bridges, or under them for that matter.
Iâm not a bridge expert, but when I look at this one itâs very simple, a bit like a lego one ! No âropesâ on top to hold the structure likes those ones
Wow, that is shockingly poor work!