Cable car falls on Italian mountain, killing Over 12

[arista]

https://news.sky.com/story/cable-car-falls-on-italian-mountain-killing-at-least-five-people-12314609

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-57219737


[Twelve people have died and two children are in
hospital with serious injuries after a cable car
plunged to the ground near Lake Maggiore in northern Italy.
The capsule fell from its cable close to the second last pillar
near the summit of the Mottarone mountain with 15 people on board
at about midday (11am BST) on Sunday,
Italy's mountain rescue service said.]



Tragic.

[UserSince2005]

Typical of Italian infrastructure

[arista]

Typical of Italian infrastructure


It needs to be checked more often.


[The cable car service had recently reopened following
the lifting of coronavirus restrictions, Reuters news agency reported.]

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/9940/production/_118623293_067552397.jpg

[Ammi]

…so incredibly tragic, I can’t imagine what everyone there is going through right now…at least one of the children is conscious with their injuries…?…it’s amazing that anyone survived…

[Ammi]

…the Guardian are reporting at least 12 dead with 15 on board at the time…

[arista]

…the Guardian are reporting at least 12 dead with 15 on board at the time…


Yes SkyNews as well.

[Kate!]

terrible news. My heart goes out to all especially the children who may survive and possibly lose parents. X

[bots]

Any time i have travelled on a cable car i've thought it looked very dodgy, i just don't think they are fundamentally very safe

Horrible way to go

[arista]

Could be the Tension of the cable
as it was left idle
for many months


Any Normal Checking not going on.

[Ammi]

…in a few moments of what would have been a leisure time as well, so many worlds shattered…it’s beyond imagining…

[AnnieK]

How terrifying. Poor people

[arista]

[The cable line was closed in 2014 for a
€4.4 million renovation before opening
again in 2016, and had only reopened
on 24 April after COVID lockdowns forced
the closure of ski lifts across Italy last year.]

[bots]

13 have now died meaning that it was only 2 children that survived it.

[Vanessa]

This is terrible :sad:
I've been in a cable car ages ago when I visited Algeria.
It was bloody terrifying :bawling:

[Cherie]

Such a horrible tragedy

[Cherie]

13 have now died meaning that it was only 2 children that survived it.

One was just five he was probably being held and that shielded him, both his parents are probably dead, just awful

[UserSince2005]

This is terrible :sad:
I've been in a cable car ages ago when I visited Algeria.
It was bloody terrifying :bawling:

Was it the one in Constantine? That one is bloody scary. The one up the sugar loaf in rio is also crazy

[Vanessa]

Was it the one in Constantine? That one is bloody scary. The one up the sugar loaf in rio is also crazy

I'm not sure, but it was so high. :shocked:

[arista]

€4.4 million renovation

Thats how much spent on it
2016 it was open again.

So Maybe because of the Covid Gap
something went wrong.

The Car or the Cable
or both.

[arista]

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/0D86/production/_118626430_guardian-nc.png

[bots]

one of the two children has now died so it leaves the youngest child the only survivor and in a critical condition

[Ammi]

….both children having sustained such extensive injuries …the 9yr old boy sadly died of heart failure, he had multiple fractures…the 5yr old has injuries to head, chest and legs…

…some details about some of the victims… Roberta Pistolato was a doctor working on the frontline of Italy's battle against Covid…she was celebrating her 40th birthday with her boyfriend Angelo Gasparro, 45…

https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article24169622.ece/ALTERNATES/s810/0_Angelo-Gasparro-and-Roberta-Pistolato.jpg



…an engaged couple Silvia Malnati 27, and Alessandro Merlo, 29, were also killed….

…One family, originally from Israel and living in Italy, lost five members including a two-year-old boy and an 81-year-old grandmother when the car fell…

[hijaxers]

A terrible tragedy , was it only one car that fell ~ as it seems an awful lot of people in one car.

[arista]

A terrible tragedy , was it only one car that fell ~ as it seems an awful lot of people in one car.


Yes just the one.

[Ammi]

A terrible tragedy , was it only one car that fell ~ as it seems an awful lot of people in one car.

…I think maybe 15 would seem around maximum capacity for a mountain cable, Jax…

[Cherie]

I am sure they said the car could hold 40 so it was nowhere near capacity, probably due to social distancing? so many more lives saved maybe

from the link

Corriere della Sera said rescue efforts have been made more difficult by the fact that the cabin, which has a capacity of 40, fell into a wood in an inaccessible area.

[hijaxers]

I am sure they said the car could hold 40 so it was nowhere near capacity, probably due to social distancing? so many more lives saved maybe

from the link

Corriere della Sera said rescue efforts have been made more difficult by the fact that the cabin, which has a capacity of 40, fell into a wood in an inaccessible area.

Well i've been on many cable cars in the past with a few people in but i don't think i'd like to be in one with 39 other people.

[Niamh.]

That's scary, It would make me think twice about getting in one of those things in future (even though I know this was probably a freak occurrence)

[Vanessa]

That's scary, It would make me think twice about getting in one of those things in future (even though I know this was probably a freak occurrence)

Yes, I don't think they're safe and I won't be getting in another one.

[bots]

how can a box hanging from a cable high in the sky be inherently safe, it's just not

[Crimson Dynamo]

cctc footage of the crash

horrific that they endured the first bit and then no wonder everyone but one child perished

[Cherie]

cctc footage of the crash

horrific that they endured the first bit and then no wonder everyone but one child perished



The poor guy at the top waiting to let them off ...

[arista]

The poor guy at the top waiting to let them off ...


Yes a real Shock
the speed it went down


Cables snapping

[user104658]

You have to wonder if the months of disuse from lockdown has affected normal maintenance...

[arista]

You have to wonder if the months of disuse from lockdown has affected normal maintenance...


No checking was done
Thats why it went bad

[Crimson Dynamo]

if you want to see the cctv footage its on Itemfix

[arista]

if you want to see the cctv footage its on Itemfix



It got Removed by a Mod.


Thank you LT for posting that link
helps us understand the speed it went backwards

[Cherie]

You have to wonder if the months of disuse from lockdown has affected normal maintenance...

No I think some emergency back up brakes were disabled, two people were arrested at the time

[bots]

i think the long lay off won't have helped for sure. I expect to see a lot more maintenance related issues appearing over the summer. Another good reason not to head abroad this year

[arista]

No I think some emergency back up brakes were disabled, two people were arrested at the time


Thats Terrible

[bots]

Italy's public broadcaster Rai has faced strong criticism for airing leaked CCTV footage of a fatal cable car crash that killed 14 people.

The cabin is seen nearing its final stop before suddenly rearing up, then speeding back down the mountain and crashing to the ground.

The prosecutor in the case spoke of "the absolute inappropriateness" of publishing the footage.

The head of Rai TV said he was "deeply shocked" by the decision to show it.

Five families were on board the car when it crashed, including two children who were among the dead.

Five-year-old Eitan Biran was the sole survivor when the main cable holding the car snapped on 23 May. He lost his parents and two-year-old brother, originally from Israel, and his great grandparents.

Prosecutors say the emergency brake, which could have prevented the accident, had been intentionally disabled. The car reversed at over 100km/h (62mph) on a support cable, passing a support pylon and then plummeting to the ground and rolling down the mountain.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-57510661

[UserSince2005]

The footage is pretty horrifying. So close to making it to safety and then it all goes wrong. There cant have been any survivors.

[Crimson Dynamo]

The footage is pretty horrifying. So close to making it to safety and then it all goes wrong. There cant have been any survivors.

One 5 year old boy but his parents died. I would imagine they both protected him :(

[UserSince2005]

One 5 year old boy but his parents died. I would imagine they both protected him :(

It’s a miracle he survived.

[UserSince2005]

I’m glad the footage was released. I never understood how crazy this was. I though it had just fallen off the cables at the time

[Crimson Dynamo]

I’m glad the footage was released. I never understood how crazy this was. I though it had just fallen off the cables at the time

Yes footage like that should never be censored