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One Killed in Czech Cable Car Accident

October 31, 2021
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PRAGUE—One person died after a Czech cable car cabin became detached from its cable on Sunday in the north of the country, while others were rescued from another cabin, a rescue service spokesperson said. The cable car to the 1,000 meters (3,300 feet) level of the Ještěd mountain uses two cabins, each operated by a…

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Cable Car Crashes in Northern Czech Republic, Killing 1

October 31, 2021
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PRAGUE—A cable car crashed in the northern Czech Republic, killing one person on Sunday, officials said. One of the two cabins of the cable car crashed to the ground in the afternoon. The only person onboard, a staff member, was killed, said Martin Puta, the head of the regional government. Puta said he hoped the…

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3 Arrested in Italy Cable Car Crash; Clamp Deactivated Brake

May 26, 2021
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ROME—Police arrested three people Wednesday in the cable car disaster that killed 14 people in northern Italy, saying an investigation showed a clamp, intentionally placed on the brake as a patchwork repair, prevented the brake from engaging after the lead cable snapped. Carabinieri Lt. Col. Alberto Cicognani said at least one of the three people…

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Italy Probes Cable Car Crash as Lone Child Survivor Recovers

May 24, 2021
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STRESA, Italy—Italy’s transport minister vowed Monday to establish the cause of a cable car disaster that killed 14 people, after the lead cable apparently snapped and the cabin careened back down the mountain until it came off the line and crashed to the ground. The lone survivor of Sunday’s horrific incident, a 5-year-old Israeli boy…

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