• Source: Associated Press
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 today.
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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.
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STRESA, Italy (AP) 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.
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.