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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.
Italy’s transport minister has vowed to establish the cause of a cable car disaster that killed 14 people, after the lead cable apparently snapped, causing the cabin to crash to the ground.
The lone survivor of Sunday’s horrific incident in northern Italy, a five-year-old Israeli boy living in Italy, remains in hospital in Turin 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.
STRESA, Italy (AP) â 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: âThe brakes of the security system didn t work. Otherwise the cabin would have stopped, she said. âWhy that happened is naturally under investigation.
5-Year-Old Israeli Boy is Lone Survivor of Italy Cable Car Crash, 5 Members of His Family Killed
By Maggie Gile
On 5/24/21 at 1:00 PM EDT
Associated Press reported.
The accident happened when the car s lead cable snapped and the cabin careened down the mountain until if fell off the line and crashed to the ground. Among those killed were Eitan Biran s parents, two great-grandparents and younger brother. Italian media identified all the other victims as residents of Italy.
The disaster, in one of the most picturesque spots in northern Italy the Mottarone mountaintop overlooking Lake Maggiore and other lakes near Switzerland raised questions anew about the quality and safety of Italy s transport infrastructure.