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Emergency services said nine people were killed
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Nine people have been killed after a cable car fell to the ground on a mountainside in the north of Italy, emergency responders have said.
Another three people have been taken to hospital after the incident near the summit of the Stresa-Mottarone line in the Piedmont region, Italy’s Alpine rescue service said.
Walter Milan, a spokesman for the service told Italian media it was a “very serious accident†with the car falling from a considerable height to the woods below.
Fire service on the scene of crash
Italy’s fire and rescue service said local firefighters were on the scene of the crash. The service confirmed people had died, but said the current toll of nine was “provisionalâ€.
Liam James23 May 2021 14:13
Cable car crashes in Italy
Emergency responders said that nine people have been killed after a cable car plunged to the ground on a mountainside in the country’s north.
Another three people have been taken to hospital, Italy’s Alpine rescue service said.
Liam James23 May 2021 14:06
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