What caused the cable car accident in Italy?

STRESA, Italy — The crash of a cable car near picturesque Lake Maggiore in northern Italy, killing 14 people, occurred after a cable snapped and an emergency brake failed, investigators said Monday.

What happened to the Italian cable car?

The cable car pulled off the line entirely after passing the support pylon, crashed to the ground and then rolled down the mountain until it was stopped by a stand of trees. The lone survivor, 5-year-old Eitan Biran, remains hospitalized but conscious, with his aunt looking after him.

Who died in cable car accident?

Five-year-old Eitan Biran’s father Amit Biran, 30, and his 26-year-old wife Tal Peleg-Biran died along with their other son Tom Biran, aged two, and her grandparents in the tragedy.

How far did the Italian cable car fall?

65ft
The car plunged 20m (65ft) into the side of the Mottarone mountain near Lake Maggiore in northern Italy. Prosecutors are carrying out an investigation into suspected involuntary homicide and negligence.

What caused Italy’s cable car accident to occur?

What caused Italy’s cable car accident to occur? The gondola, on a cableway that takes visitors up a mountain from near the shore of Lake Maggiore, plunged to the ground on Sunday. A helicopter flies over the site where a cable car connecting Maggiore lake with a mountain close by collapsed, in Stresa, Italy, May 23, 2021.

Where was the cable car disaster in 1998?

For the 1976 disaster, see Cavalese cable car disaster (1976). The Cavalese cable car disaster of 1998, also known as the Strage del Cermis (Italian: Massacre of Cermis), occurred on February 3, 1998, near the Italian town of Cavalese, a ski resort in the Dolomites some 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Trento.

Who was president when the cable car crashed in Italy?

President Bill Clinton offered an official apology and promised monetary compensation. The then- U.S. Ambassador to Italy, Thomas M. Foglietta, visited the crash site and knelt in prayer, offering apologies on behalf of the United States.

Who was killed in the Cavalese cable car disaster?

Among the twenty killed, nineteen passengers and one operator, were seven Germans, five Belgians, three Italians, two Poles, two Austrians, and one Dutch. President Bill Clinton offered an official apology and promised monetary compensation.