Italian car crash kills several people, injures two children | Italy Stories
A cable car connecting Lake Maggiore and a nearby mountain in the Alps crashed into the ground.
A truck crashed into a mountain in northern Italy, killing at least 12 people and sending two children to hospital, officials said.
The Stresa-Mottarone cable car carries visitors and people from the famous town of Stresa, on Lake Maggiore, about 1,400 meters (4,600 feet) above sea level to the top of Mottarone in 20 minutes.
The construction ministry said in a statement that the accident happened around 12:30 pm (10:30 GMT) on Sunday when the building was about 100 meters (328 feet) from the site.
Rescuers were continuing their search in the area because it was clear that a 15-year-old man may have been in a cable car, says Walter Milan, speaking to Alpine in Italy
Milan had previously told RaiNews24 television that two children were being transported by helicopter to a children’s hospital in the nearby city of Turin.
Milan said the cable car crashed from a very high point and now “collided” in the forest below.
Pictures from the fire station show debris from a wooden hut where the slope causes people to suffer.
The accident may have been triggered by a broken cable above, Italian journalists ANSA said.
The Mottarone peak is popular among tourists because of its magnificent views over Lake Maggiore and its beautiful islands as well as the scenery of the surrounding Alps.
The cable car project was first opened in August 1970 after nearly three years of working to replace the railroad, its website said.
The two machines are divided into two parts, over 2km (1.2 miles) between Stresa and Alpino and another 3km (1.9 miles) between Alpino and Mottarone.
According to authorities, the cable was repaired in 2016 and was recently opened due to the closure of coronaviruses to force the closure of skiing across Italy.
Police and rescue workers are seen near the crash site of the crash at Stresa, near Lake Maggiore [Reuters]
