Rome, 11 Apr. (LaPresse) – The Court of Cassation has confirmed the 6-year sentence for the former CEO of Aspi, Giovanni Castellucci, in relation to the so-called ‘ Avellino disaster', which occurred in 2013 and killed 40 passengers on board a coach that crashed off the Acqualonga viaduct in the municipality of Monteforte Irpino on the A16 Naples-Canosa motorway. For Castellucci, the prison doors will be opening wide in the next few hours. Today the supreme judges of the fourth criminal section decided to annul without postponement the contested sentence against two defendants, limited to the measure of the sentence, which was redetermined, and to reject the appeals of the civilly liable party and of all the defendants. Their responsibility derives from the fact that they were the guarantors in charge of the safety of the vehicle and the motorway section where the tragedy occurred. The sentences of 9 years for Gennaro Lametta, owner of the bus, 4 years for Antonietta Ceriola, a former employee of the Naples Motor Vehicle Department, and those for the other managers and employees of the Tronco accused were also confirmed.