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Italy investigates deadly cable car crash as lone child survivor recovers
By Nicole Winfield and Charlene Pele
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Italian cable car falls the ground, multiple people killed
Authorities in northern Italy say a mountaintop cable car has plunged to the ground, killing several people. (Credit: Vigili del Fuoco via Storyful)
STRESA, Italy - 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.
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
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.
Italian media identified all the other
victims as residents of Italy.