Not less than 9 individuals are reported to have been killed after a cable automotive collapsed close to Lake Maggiore in northern Italy.
The cable automotive, which connects the resort city of Stresa and the Mottarone mountain within the Piedmont area, had 11 individuals onboard, in accordance with Italian media studies.
Not less than 9 individuals died within the crash, in accordance with Italy’s Alpine rescue service. The incident was reported to have been induced after a tow rope broke.
Corriere della Sera stated two youngsters had been taken to a hospital in Turin by air ambulance.
“Rescue operations are persevering with. Sadly, there are a number of victims and [some with] critical accidents,” the service stated in its most up-to-date replace on Twitter.
The cable automotive fell close to woods, making the rescue effort tougher, Corriere stated.
The cable automotive, which reopened on 24 April, reaches an altitude of 1,500 metres above sea stage and is standard with skiers and hikers. It underwent renovation works in 2016, in accordance with Corriere.