Mountain Сable Сar Crash in Northern Italy Leaves at Least 12 Dead - Photos
The accident happened on the Stresa-Alpino-Mottarone cableway. Eleven people were inside the cable car when it fell.
Rescuers pulled out 12 bodies from the debris of a cable car crash in the north of Italy, and a total number of victims could be as high as 13, a representative of the mountain rescue services said.
"Rescuers have uncovered 12 bodies so far. This number could change as the operation continues. There may be one more victim, but we cannot confirm it officially," the representative said.
🔴 #Piemonte, funivia Stresa-#Mottarone: sale a 12 il numero delle vittime. Numero che, purtroppo, potrebbero subire un ulteriore aggiornamento.
— Corpo Nazionale Soccorso Alpino e Speleologico (@cnsas_official) May 23, 2021
Earlier in the day, the emergency services said that at least nine people were killed and two children were in serious condition after a cable car fell in Italy's Northern Piedmont region on Sunday.
UPDATE [23.05-14:20] #Stresa #Verbano-#Cusio-#Ossola
— Emergenza24 (@Emergenza24) May 23, 2021
Incidente #funivia Stresa-Alpino #Mottarone
CABINA PRECIPITA AL SUOLO
11 PERSONE A BORDO
9 MORTI
2 #FERITI
Informazioni e aggiornamenti: https://t.co/G11Al1pH3X pic.twitter.com/gcoOJXvUgv
🔴 #Piemonte, funivia #StresaMottarone: il 118 piemontese ha confermato che 9 persone sono decedute, mentre 2 minorenni sono stati elitrasportati in codice rosso a Torino. Proseguono le operazioni di Soccorso Alpino, @emergenzavvf, 118, @_Carabinieri_ e altri enti dello Stato. pic.twitter.com/ommsfJ4qm4
— Corpo Nazionale Soccorso Alpino e Speleologico (@cnsas_official) May 23, 2021
A photo from the scene of the accident has been shared online by the emergency services.
🔴 #Verbania #23maggio, caduta una cabina della funivia che collega Stresa-Alpino-Mottarone. Risultano persone decedute, il bilancio è provvisorio. Squadre #vigilidelfuoco al lavoro. Sul posto l’elicottero del reparto volo di Varese [13:50 #23maggio] pic.twitter.com/y4SnbDNNjz
— Vigili del Fuoco (@emergenzavvf) May 23, 2021
The cause of the accident has not been determined.
Two children who were seriously injured in the accident have been flown to a hospital in Turin.
According to Rainews24, the cable car fell 100 metres before it reached the peak of Mottarone mountain, which is almost 1,500-metres high. Mottarone overlooks the picturesque Lake Maggiore.
The ill-fated cable car started running again a month ago after a long break due to the pandemic, the cableway's website says.