YouTube/Diario Sportivo Davide Capello, a former soccer player who is now a firefighter, says he was on the Morandi Bridge in Genoa, Italy, when it collapsed Tuesday morning. His car was one of at least 33 vehicles that fell from the bridge, but he says he survived after his car got stuck to a pillar. Rescue missions are still underway to reach people trapped beneath the rubble from the collapse. Officials in the Liguria region told the Associated Press on Tuesday night that 26 people had died, saying two more bodies had been found and one of the 16 injured had died in surgery. A 33-year-old former professional soccer player says he miraculously survived Tuesday's bridge collapse in Genoa, Italy, after his car fell 100 feet and got stuck to a pillar before plunging off the edge of the structure. Davide Capello, a former goalkeeper who is now a firefighter, was driving across the Morandi Bridge when a 260-foot section collapsed during a violent storm Tuesday morning.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: This Volkswagen is supposed to flip overSee Also:I've saved enough at age 28 that I'll be a multimillionaire by retirement, and I used Warren Buffett's favorite investing strategy to do itAt least 26 people are dead after a huge highway bridge collapse in Italy, and the death toll could rise 'significantly'Before-and-after photos show the startling scale of the bridge collapse disaster in northern ItalySEE ALSO: At least 25 people are dead after a huge highway bridge collapse in Italy, and the death toll could rise 'significantly' DON'T MISS: Before-and-after photos show the startling scale of the bridge collapse disaster in northern Italy
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