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Cable car crash kills 8 monks on way to mountain meditation in Sri Lanka
The cable car cable snapped due to structural failure, causing the cabin to crash and kill eight monks including three foreigners, while six others were injured, police said.
- On Wednesday, September 24, 2025, a cable-operated rail cart at Na Uyana Aranya Senasanaya crashed, killing seven monks and injuring six, local police said.
- Investigators reported the carriage lost control after a cable failure, with initial findings showing the support cable snapped, sending the overcrowded makeshift carrier with 13 monks downhill.
- Three of the dead were foreign nationals from India, Russia and Romania, officials said, funerals for five monks were held on Saturday, September 27, 2025, and the Indian monk's body was repatriated on Sunday, September 28, 2025.
- Police have opened a formal investigation into the crash, and one injured monk died on Sunday, September 28, 2025, raising the toll to eight, authorities confirmed.
- As a prominent ancient retreat, Na Uyana Aranya Senasanaya dates to the 3rd century BCE, spans more than 5,000 acres, and houses about 150 to more than 200 monks.
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