An accident involving a cable car carrying passengers up Mattarone Mountain in Northern Italy has resulted in at least 14 deaths:
A cable car carrying passengers to the top of Mottarone Mountain in Northern Italy crashed, killing 14 people. https://t.co/cKBCC4pars
— NPR (@NPR) May 23, 2021
One of the reported deaths is a child:
Oh, no. One of the 2 children who barely survived the fall has died in hospital in Turin. Terrible. 14 people have now died. @CBCAlerts https://t.co/dw99e3ohYh
— Megan Williams (@MKWilliamsRome) May 23, 2021
According to reports, the tram fell “nearly 40 feet” after the cable snapped:
The cable car was traveling at a height of nearly 40 feet from the Lake Maggiore area to Mottarone Mountain, a nearly 5,000-foot peak, when it suddenly fell. https://t.co/hNzf7lrkUc
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) May 23, 2021
Horrific:
Una preghiera per il piccolo di 5 anni che sta lottando per la vita!
Oggi una brutta tragedia a Stresa, che ha spezzato la vita di 14 persone (tra cui un bambino) che avevano avuto soltanto un grande voglia di tornare a vivere! #funivia
R.I.P. pic.twitter.com/fbqdjMXJaf— Fausto De Maria (@FaustoDeMaria) May 23, 2021
Video of the rescue efforts from the Italian police:
NEW: Italian Police footage shows wreckage of Stresa-Mottarone cable car in Northern Italy. #funivia #Stresa pic.twitter.com/UyAK5DN65B
— Gianluca Avagnina (@GianlucAvagnina) May 23, 2021
Prayers up to all the families of those injured and killed:
Heartbroken and sad for what happened on the #StresaMottarone cable car today.
My thought goes to the gravely injured children and the families of those who passed away. #funivia #Stresa pic.twitter.com/QKKqh3J23N— Andrea Caresana (@AndreaCaresana) May 23, 2021
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