Four dead after cable car crashes to ground at tourist attraction in Italy
A cable car carrying tourists has crashed after the cable snapped, killing at least four people and injuring one near Naples in southern Italy. Italy's alpine rescue was responding to the accident at Monte Faito in the town of Castellammare di Stabia on Thursday. The cable car accident happened just a week after the destination reopened for the season."The cabin at the top has crashed," Umberto De Gregorio, chairman of the EAV public transport company which runs the cable car service, wrote on Facebook, calling it "a tragedy."One of the cables that supports the cabin had snapped, causing it to crash, according to Italian media.Reuters reported 16 passengers were then helped out of a cabin that stopped in mid-air near the foot of the mountain.The passengers were rescued from the cable car one by one using safety harnesses, footage on RAI public television and other media showed.The cable car is popular for its views of Mount Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples.Vincenzo De Luca, head of the Campania region around Naples, told RAI that rescue operations were being hampered by fog and high winds.This is a breaking story, more to follow...
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