Italy cable car accident: Three arrested over crash that left 14 dead including two children
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Updated: May 26 2021, 3:39 ET
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THREE people have been arrested over a cable car horror crash that killed 14 people including two children.
The carriage was travelling at 100mph when it was catapulted 54 metres before plummeting to the ground in Stresa, Northern Italy, on Sunday.
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Company owner Luigi Nerini is one of the men arrestedCredit: l economia
Eitan Biran, five, was the sole survivor of the Mottarone tragedy that killed his mum, dad and sister.
A five-year-old boy and his mum and dad were also killed, along with an engaged couple.
Engineers noticed brake faults when the service reopened after lockdown but chose not to carry out repairs
A temporary fork device was installed in the brakes to keep the service running and avoid delays
But the device kept apart the emergency brakes, causing them to fail on Sunday when the cable snapped
Three people at the cable car company have been arrested on manslaughter charges overnight
Sole survivor Eitan Biran, five, was placed in a coma after suffering head injuries and a broken leg
His parents, two-year-old brother and great-grandparents were killed in the crash