At least four people killed in cable car crash in Italy

Israeli and British Tourists Among Four Killed in Italian Cable Car Tragedy

An Arab-Israeli woman and a British woman were among four people killed when a cable car crashed on Thursday in southern Italy near Naples, local officials confirmed Friday. Marco De Rosa, a spokesperson for the mayor of Vico Equense, said that two of the three foreign victims have been officially identified, with Italian media reporting that the third is also British. The accident occurred on Monte Faito in the town of Castellammare di Stabia, …

Israeli Tourist Killed, Another Seriously Injured In Cable Car Accident Near Naples

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A cable car carrying tourists south of Naples crashed to the ground Thursday after a cable snapped, killing at least four people and critically injuring one, officials said. According to Italian newspaper la Repubblica, one of the four fatalities was an Israeli woman. The report said another Israeli tourist was severely injured […]

New details on fatal Italy cable-car crash emerge: 'Suddenly they heard breathing'

Italian authorities open inquiry into Naples area crash that killed four—including Israeli tourist Jenan Sliman—and injured one after support cable snapped, sending car tumbling hundreds of meters

Scenic ride turns fatal: Four dead in Italy’s latest cable car disaster near Naples

ROME, April 18 — Four people died and one suffered life-threatening injuries after a cable car crashed to the ground near Naples in southern Italy on Thursday, mountain rescue services and firefighters said. The accident happened on the cable car service between the town of Castellammare di Stabia and Monte Faito, a scenic peak offering views of the Mount Vesuvius volcano and the Bay of Naples, around 45km south-east of the city. The car fell af…

Four people lost their lives this Thursday and one is in serious condition in the hospital after a cab of a cable car rushed into the void in the town of Castellammare di Stabia, near Naples, south of Italy. The deadly accident occurred due to the break of the traction cable that held two cabins and the subsequent failure of the emergency brake of one of them, which was detached and fell from a great height to the slopes of Mount Faito. The 10 c…

Cable car accident in Italy kills 4 people on Monte Faito, south of Naples

A cable car accident on a mountain near Naples left at least four people dead and one critically injured, according to officials in southern Italy.