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Another witness, Davide Ricci, told reporters at the scene that he was lucky to be alive.

\"The debris from the collapse came to within 20 meters [about 20 yards] of my car,\" said Ricci, who saw the bridge go down while he was driving. \"First the central pylon crumbled, then the whole thing came down.\"

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Andrea Leoni/AFP via Getty Images
PHOTO: Rescuers work amid the rubble of a section of a giant motorway bridge that collapsed earlier, on Aug. 14, 2018 in Genoa, Italy.
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The driver of a box truck slammed on his brakes as the bridge fell apart, stopping just before plummeting off the edge of the broken span, the general manager of the Basko supermarket chain for which he works told reporters.

Hours after the collapse, video showed the truck still perched just feet from where the bridge gave way.

The collapse happened on part of the viaduct on the A10 highway that crosses the Polcevera River, the country's national police, Polizia di Stato, said.

Witnesses said the bridge toppled after it was struck by lightning.

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Polizia di Stato
A large section of a bridge collapsed in stormy weather in Genoa, Italy, on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018.
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Violento nubifragio #Genova #crollo parte del viadotto Polcevera-Morandi Km 0,200 su autostrada A10
Uscita obbligatoria Genova aeroporto direzione Ventimiglia
Uscita obbligatoria bivio A10 con A7 direzione Genova @StradeAnas @DPCgov @emergenzavvf @Viminale @ComunediGenova pic.twitter.com/7YJINjFWRX

— Polizia di Stato (@poliziadistato) August 14, 2018
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PHOTO: A view of the collapsed Morandi highway bridge in Genoa, Italy, Aug. 14, 2018.
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The A10 highway, the main route between northern Italy and France, was closed in both directions as search-and-rescue teams looked for survivors.

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Andrea Leoni/AFP via Getty Images
PHOTO: A picture taken on Aug. 14, 2018, in Genoa, Italy, shows a section of a giant motorway bridge that collapsed earlier injuring several people.
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Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said about 200 firefighters were on scene searching for survivors.

The Morandi Bridge, which opened in 1967, is about a half-mile long.

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Reuters
PHOTO: The collapsed Morandi Bridge is seen in the Italian port city of Genoa, Aug. 14, 2018.
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PHOTO: The collapsed Morandi Bridge is seen in the Italian port city of Genoa, Italy, Aug. 14, 2018.
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