Eight people died and two more received serious injuries as a result of the fall of the Cabin Cabin in the Italian region Piedmont. The Incident of RIA Novosti told the representative of the mountain-pass and speleological service of the Northern region Piedmont.
According to the agency’s interlocutor, the victims are children. “There were ten people in the cockpit, I confirm that eight of them died. Two children were delivered to the hospital in Turin in serious condition,” he said, noting that emergency staff finished work at the crash site and move to the identification procedure of the dead.
The wreck occurred on the cableway, located between the village of Stremba and the Montterone Mountain, reaching the height of about one and a half thousand meters. At the time of falling from the end point of the route, the cabin separated about 300 meters, the incident occurred at the maximum height.
It is known that during Lokdauna the funicular did not work. He was launched again a month ago.