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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, on May 23. (Italian Vigili del Fuoco Firefighters via AP)
ROME A cable car taking visitors to a mountaintop view of some of northern Italy s most picturesque lakes plummeted to the ground Sunday and then tumbled down the slope, killing 14 people. The lone survivor, a young child, was hospitalized in serious condition with broken bones, authorities said.
Six of the dead were Israeli citizens, including a family of four who lived in Italy, the Israeli foreign ministry said. It wasn t clear if the other couple was related.
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Cable car plunges to the ground, killing at least 14
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, Sunday, May 23, 2021. A cable car taking visitors to a mountaintop view of some of northern Italy s most picturesque lakes plummeted to the ground Sunday and then tumbled down the slope, killing at least 14 people. (Italian Vigili del Fuoco Firefighters via AP)