Cable car horror in southern Italy leaves four dead PHOTO

Four people have died after a cable car cabin plunged to the ground near Mount Faito, in southern Italy, amid severe weather conditions.

The incident, which occurred on April 17, is believed to have been caused by a snapped cable, Caliber.Az reports per foreign media.

The victims include a British tourist couple, an Israeli woman, and a local employee of a tourism company. All four were killed instantly when the cabin fell from a significant height. A fifth passenger, an Israeli man, survived the crash but sustained critical injuries. He was airlifted to Ospedale del Mare in Naples and remains in intensive care. Authorities reported that the cabin was carrying two tourist couples along with the tourism company staff member at the time of the fall.

The exact cause of the cable failure has not yet been determined, though officials have pointed to the region’s severe weather as a likely contributing factor. In a separate cabin operating on the same route, 16 passengers were safely rescued. Emergency teams used harnesses and other safety equipment to evacuate them without injury. Search and rescue operations are ongoing, and local prosecutors have opened a formal investigation into the incident. 

The cable car has been in operation since 1952, and in 1960, a similar accident resulted in the deaths of four people.

By Naila Huseynova