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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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Other passengers were rescued from the cable car's second cabin (pictured) Watch: Passengers rescued from Naples cable car after deadly crash
Four people have died after a mountain cable car cabin plunged to the ground near Naples in southern Italy, emergency services say. Four tourists 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 airlifted to hospital, officials said.
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. Italian media outlets reported that the cabin had been near the top of the mountain when one of the cables supporting it snapped.
The president of the region, Vincenzo De Luca, said the victims were all tourists. A second cabin was also on the line at the time but located near the bottom of the valley - 16 people were rescued from it and winched to safety.
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. Other passengers were rescued from a second cabin further down the mountain
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 president of the region, Vincenzo De Luca, said all the victims were tourists.
Footage showed the passengers being winched out in harnesses. De Luca added that poor weather conditions including fog, wind and rain were making it difficult for rescue workers to access the area where the cabin had crashed.
Italian media reported that the cable car had been travelling over a steep area when the cable snapped. Mount Faito is some 1,100m above sea level.
The mayor of Castellammare di Stabia - where the cable car was located - said it was believed a traction cable had snapped.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 there had been regular safety checks on the cable car line. He added that there had been regular safety checks on the cable car line which runs three kilometres from the town to the top of the mountain.
The company which runs the service, the EAV public transport firm, has described the crash as "a tragedy" on social media.The company which runs the service, the EAV public transport firm, has described the crash as "a tragedy" on social media.