Engelberg Ski Gondola Crashes Down Mountain, Killing One at Swiss Resort
- At Engelberg, a gondola on the Hitlis Express cable car detached shortly after the Trubsee middle station, killing the lone passenger on March 18, 2026, police said.
- Media and meteorological agencies reported gale-force winds, with Météo France citing 85–130km/h and Switzerland's Met Office noting up to 93kmh, while police said the cause remains under investigation.
- Witness videos published by Blick and 20Minutes showed the cabin tumbling several times down a snowy slope before stopping, with emergency workers seen resuscitating a person as other cars swayed.
- Rega rescue service confirmed it sent a helicopter response crew while emergency rescue teams worked at the site, and passengers in other cable cars were evacuated as the Titlis Xpress lift closed due to high winds.
- Per the ski area website, the Titlis Xpress Trübsee–Stand lift serves slopes at about 2,400 meters and the cable is nearly 1,900 meters long.
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One dead after cable car crashes in Swiss Alps amid vicious winds
A woman has died after a cable car detached and plummeted down a mountain in the Swiss Alps amid intense, whipping winds on Wednesday.Local reports indicate the individual was a 61-year-old woman, though officials have not yet released the specific cause of her death.SWISS VILLAGE BURIED AFTER GLACIER COLLAPSEAuthorities said the tragic accident occurred at the Engelberg-Titlis ski resort around 11 a.m. local time.Video footage shows the gondola…
One Person Dead After Cable Car Gondola Crashes Down Swiss Mountain
[Image: Pexels] A woman was killed when a cable car gondola crashed down a snowy mountain at Engelberg ski resort in the Swiss Alps, local officials say. Police in the central Swiss canton of Nidwalden say the gondola detached from the cable “for reasons that are still unclear” on Wednesday, but eyewitnesses described strong winds buffeting the mountainside when the crash happened. One skier said “extremely strong winds” had left the gondolas sw…
A 61-year-old woman died in the Engelberg ski resort in the Swiss Alps when a gondola tore off the ski lift and fell down a hillside.
A woman died after the raid, Wednesday, of a telegondole on a Versailles captured at the Engelberg Swiss ski station, announced to the local authorities, reports BBC.
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