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Four dead in cable car crash south of Naples Four dead in cable car crash south of Naples
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Four people have died after a mountain cable car cabin crashed to the ground near Naples in southern Italy, emergency services say. Other passengers were rescued from the cable car's second cabin (pictured)
Four people have died after a mountain cable car cabin plunged to the ground near Naples in southern Italy, emergency services say.
Another person was "extremely seriously injured" in the crash at Mount Faito and was being airlifted to hospital, officials said.Another person was "extremely seriously injured" in the crash at Mount Faito and was being airlifted to hospital, officials said.
Several Italian media outlets report one of the cables supporting the cabin had snapped while the cable car was traversing the valley. Italian media outlets reported that one of the cables supporting a cabin higher up the mountain had snapped while the cable car was traversing the valley.
The president of the region, Vincenzo De Luca, said the victims were tourists. The president of the region, Vincenzo De Luca, said the victims were all tourists.
De Luca added that poor weather conditions including fog, wind and rain were making it very difficult for rescue workers to reach the area where the cabin had crashed, at an altitude of 1500m. De Luca added that poor weather conditions including fog, wind and rain were making it difficult for rescue workers to reach the area where the cabin had crashed, at a high altitude.
Italian outlets had earlier on Thursday reported that the cable car had come to a halt and several people had been rescued from another cabin which had stopped further down the valley. Italian media had earlier on Thursday reported that the cable car line had come to a halt and more than a dozen people had been rescued from a second cabin which had stopped further down the valley.
The mayor of Castellammare di Stabia - where the cable car was located - said they believed a traction cable had snapped. Footage showed the passengers being winched out in harnesses.
The mayor of Castellammare di Stabia - where the cable car was located - said it was believed a traction cable had snapped.
"The emergency brake downstream worked but clearly not the one on the cabin that was about to reach the the top of the hill," he told Italian media."The emergency brake downstream worked but clearly not the one on the cabin that was about to reach the the top of the hill," he told Italian media.
He added that safety checks are done on the cable car system regularly. He added that there had been regular safety checks on the cable car line.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. The company which runs the service, the EAV public transport firm, has described the crash as "a tragedy" on social media.
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