11:22 a.m.: Here is the press release from the Savoie prefecture
In very difficult weather conditions on site at more than 3000 meters, an accident occurred around 7:30 a.m., this Tuesday, November 19, 2024, in the Val Thorens resort. A cabin of the Cime Caron cable car which was used as part of an ongoing construction site and transporting 16 workers, hit the arrival station.
2 people were seriously injured without a life-threatening condition and 4 were slightly injured. The Prefect of Savoie has activated his crisis management cell, the departmental operational center, and the numerous victims plan (NOVI), in order to coordinate emergency services, in conjunction with the mayors of the municipalities concerned.
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 patrollers, the CRS Alpes and the PGHM are also on site. All victims and people involved are being evacuated by the Orelle-Caron gondola.
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11:14 a.m.: A report from the prefecture shows two serious injuries – with no life-threatening injuries – and four people lightly injured.
11h02: The Savoie prefecture indicates that the accident occurred in very difficult weather conditions at more than 3,000 meters. The cable car cabin was carrying 16 workers when it hit the arrival station, she said in a press release reported by Le Dauphiné Libéré.
10:45 a.m.: This morning, a serious accident occurred in the Val Thorens area. According to The Dauphiné Libéréthe facts occurred with a ski lift cabin: it crashed upon arrival at the Cime Caron station.
“Around twenty people were affected by the accident and there were serious injuries,” our colleagues said. Emergency services are on site.
Le Dauphiné Libéré indicates that “the elected officials of Orelle were mobilized in order to facilitate the evacuation of injured people on the Maurienne side”.
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