ROME, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- The unofficial death toll of the Genoa bridge collapse in Italy rose to 41 overnight, local media reported early Saturday.
ANSA news agency said the bodies of a couple and their nine-year-old daughter were extracted overnight from their car, which was crushed by a block of cement.
The death toll remains unofficial because the bodies have not yet been formally identified. Firefighters said on Twitter that "the destroyed carcass" of a car was recovered overnight.
On Tuesday, the mid-section of a 1,182-meter viaduct called Morandi Bridge -- linking Genoa west and east, and leading to two major highways -- suddenly collapsed, sending dozens of cars and trucks falling some 45 meters to the ground.
As of Friday, the death toll was 38, while 15 wounded people remained in hospital, according to the local authority.
