Italy cable car victim sent chilling message moments before horror accident killed 14
Roberta Pistolato was among 14 people who died when a cable snapped near Lake Maggiore in the mountains of north-west Italy. She sent her sister a message saying: We re getting on
Angelo Gasparro and his girlfriend Roberta Pistolato were among the dead in the cable car tragedy (Image: repubblica.it)
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By Press Association 2021
Rescuers work by the wreckage of a cable car after it collapsed near the summit of the Stresa-Mottarone line in the Piedmont region, northern Italy
The investigation into Italy’s cable car disaster will focus on why the lead cable snapped and why the emergency brake did not engage and prevent the cabin from careering back down the mountain, the lead prosecutor said.
Verbania prosecutor Olimpia Bossi outlined the contours of her investigation into the incident, which killed 14 people, based on what she said was objective, empirical fact of what occurred.
She said: “The brakes of the security system didn’t work. Otherwise the cabin would have stopped.
STRESA, ITALY The investigation into Italy s cable car disaster that killed 14 people will focus on why the lead cable snapped and why the emergency brake didn t engage and prevent the cabin from careening back down the mountain until it pulled off the support line and crashed to the ground, the lead prosecutor said Monday. Verbania Prosecutor Olimpia Bossi outlined the contours of her investigation based on what she said was objective, empirical fact of what occurred: The brakes of the security system didn t work. Otherwise the cabin would have stopped, she said. Why that happened is naturally under investigation.
30 SECONDS OF TERROR
How Italy cable car bounced off line after cable snapped AND brakes failed throwing it 500m down mountain killing 14
Updated: May 24 2021, 11:08 ET
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A CABLE car was thrown 500m down an Italian mountain killing 14 people when a cable snapped and brakes failed.
The catastrophic sequence events lasted around 30 seconds and began as the car neared the summit and resulted in it plummeting towards a pylon, then flying into the air before it smashed into the ground.
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Among the dead are a family of five and several couples who had come to enjoy the spectacular views by the beautiful Lake Maggiore.
Published Monday, May 24, 2021 9:46AM EDT STRESA, Italy (AP) Italy s transport minister vowed Monday to establish the cause of a cable car disaster that killed 14 people, after the lead cable apparently snapped and the cabin careened back down the mountain until it came off the line and crashed to the ground. The lone survivor of Sunday s horrific incident, a 5-year-old Israeli boy living in Italy, remained hospitalized in Turin on Monday with multiple broken bones. The Israeli foreign ministry identified him as Eitan Biran. His parents, younger brother and two great-grandparents were among the dead, the ministry said, correcting an earlier statement that had included Eitan among the victims.