The facts took place around 6 p.m. this Thursday. Five people were on the accident cabin, which struck a pylon.
A dramatic accident. Around 3 p.m. this Thursday, the cable of a cable car located in the town of Castellammare di Stabia, in the Naples region in Italy, leaving two cabins suspended in the air.
Three hours later, one of them, in which 5 people were, fell before finishing his race against a pylon, killing three people according to a first assessment. But according to the Italian media, including Corriere della Serra, who quote Vincenzo de Luca, a prosecutor of the region, four victims are mentioned.
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“A tragedy that leaves breathless and without words”
In all, 16 people were on the two cabins and remained suspended in the void for several hours. According to the local media, the 11 passengers of the first cabin could be evacuated thanks to strings. The five people who were in the injured were tourists.
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-Still according to Corriere della Serra, one of the victims is Carmine Parlato, a man who worked as an operator aboard the cable car. His wife, in tears, arrived at the scene shortly after 7 p.m.
“We are faced with a tragedy that leaves breathless and without words,” regretted the general secretaries of the transport company. “It is now the moment of mourning and silence for the victims of this immense and absurd tragedy. Then comes the time to precisely determine the causes and responsibilities. »»
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A similar accident in 1960
Inaugurated in 1952, the cable car had just reopened for the tourist season only a week ago. The last fatal accident dates back in 1960.
At the time already the cabin detached from the traction cables at the height of the first pylon and ended up crashing on the railways below. The accident left four dead, including a nine-year-old child and the driver of the cabin himself.
