In South -Italy, a cable car fell into the abyss on Thursday afternoon. Probably because of the bad weather last night, a cable had solved itself, as Italian media reported. The rescue work was still ongoing recently, so far there are three fatalities known.
A cable car accident took place in the Castellammare di Stabia near Naples in the South -Italian city. A cable from the cable car that visitors to Castellammare di Stabia to the top of the Faito Mountain led at around 1200 meters.
The cabin that was closest to the mountain station and in which there were five people, loosened and fell into a abyss, italian media reported.
Three dead and a missing person
According to reports, the cabin was noticed by a brigade helicopter. The rescue work was still in the early evening. Three people died in the accident and one person was missing, reported the “Ansa” news agency.
Here you can see a video of the rescue work:
The rescue work was made more difficult by dense fog and bad weather. Two other huts in which 16 people drove in void. The passengers were saved with ropes.
Cable railway accident no insulated housing
Unfortunately, this accident is not a sad individual case in Italy. In May 2021, 14 people died in a cable car accident on Lake Maggiore. The cable car was torn, the gondola ran through the valley, jumped on a cable car support of anchoring and opened on the floor. A nine -year -old boy was the only one.
An accident also happened at the cable car in Castellammare di Stabia. In August 1960 the only fatal accident occurred in her history. A gondola detached itself from the train ropes and fell on the railways underneath. There were four fatalities.
Source: Krone
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