Italy cable car witnesses describe horror when it tumbled 500m down mountain killing 14 after ‘accelerating backwards’
Updated: May 24 2021, 9:00 ET
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A CABLE car accelerated backwards before it plummeted 500 metres down an Italian mountain side, witnesses have said.
The tragedy has claimed the lives of 14 people, including a family of five, after the gondola fell near a mountain summit.
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At least 14 people have died in the accidentCredit: AFP
A huge rescue mission was launched following Sunday morning s horror accident in Mottarone, northern Italy.
Local mayor Marcella Severino recalled witnesses describing what they saw unfold. They heard a loud bang and saw the cable car just before the summit and then it accelerated backwards, struck a support pillar and fell, she said.
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