Six workers were injured, including two seriously, in the accident of a cable car which transported them to the resort of Val Thorens (Savoie), the prefecture said on Tuesday.
The accident happened “in very difficult weather conditions at more than 3,000 meters” altitude, around 7:30 a.m., state services explain in a press release. The cabin of the Cime Caron cable car, used as part of an ongoing construction site and which was transporting a total of 16 workers, hit the station arrival. The report shows “two people seriously injured without vital prognosis and four slightly injured“.
A crisis management unit has been activated, as well as a departmental operational center and a numerous casualty plan (NOVI), for better coordination of relief efforts. “Significant resources from the departmental fire and rescue service and the Savoie SAMU are committed to caring for the victims. The resort’s first aid trackers, the CRS Alpes and the PGHM are also on site“, indicates the prefecture.
The victims and those involved were being evacuated by another gondola late in the morning. The Savoyard resort of Val Thorens plans to inaugurate its winter season on Saturday. Located at high altitude, it is, along with Tignes, one of the first resorts to open at the arrival of the cold season.
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