Four people died and another were injured on Thursday, April 17, when a car fell near the coastal city of southern Italy in Naples, firefighters said.
A cable broke into the link that toned the tourists of the city of Castellammare Di Stabia, in the Gulf of Naples, to mount Faito, about three kilometers away, according to reports.
“Four lifeless bodies were found, while an injured fifth person was rescued and hospital tasks,” said the fire department in a telegram post, adding that this was a final toll.
More than 50 firefighters, part in rescue efforts.
A cabin that transported 16 passengers was close to Castellamare and were fine on firm terrain. A second cabin was above a precipice on Mount Faito and the fog delayed the rescue effort, according to media reports.
The cable car had just reopened for the summer season and the prosecutors said they have launched an investigation into the accident.
“The cable car reopened 10 days ago with all the required safety conditions,” said Umberto de Gregorio, head of the cablezer company. “What happened today is an unimaginable and unpredictable tragedy,” he added.
Prime Minister Georgia Meloni, who was on a trip to Washington, said “sincere condolences” to the families of the victims, said his office.
The cable car has been working since 1952 and a similar accident in 1960 also left four dead.
In May 2021, a cable car crashed in the Italian Alps near Lake Maggiore, killing 14 people. In 1998, a US combat plane flying at low level on a training flight cut a steel cable and 20 people in a cable car in Los Dolomitas were killed.
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