Four people including a child have been injured in a major cable car crash in Italy.
The incident occurred at the Monte Moro station in Italy's Verbano-Cusio-Ossola at around 9,000ft. Around 100 people were left stranded following the crash that invovled two people this morning, reports indicate.
The four injured were swiftly rescued by a doctor and a nurse who happened to be in the area at the time.
One of the cable cars crashed into the structure of the mountain station, while the other collided with the valley station, according to the local fire brigade.
Filippo Besozzi, Director of Macugnaga Trasporti e Servizi, has spoken out regarding the crash and says the cable car had encountered a "technical error".
Speaking to Italian publication Corriere Torino, he said: "We had a technical problem. The cable car didn't slow down enough when entering the station and therefore hit the safety barriers."
"The cable car that was ascending had about fifteen passengers on board, and among them one person was found to have an arm injury. Others only suffered grazes. Everyone was handed over to 118 and evacuated by helicopter. The difficulty now is to evacuate 94 people at the Basso Moro station without any emergency.
"They are gathered inside the cable car and are obviously not affected by the accident, but they do need to be evacuated, and that's why the firefighters are working with helicopters. I think everything will be resolved within a few hours."
Earlier this month, more than a dozen people were hurt when a San Francisco cable car abruptly stopped.
A total of 15 people had injuries ranging from minor to moderate, the San Francisco Fire Department posted on social media. Two of them were immediately taken to hospitals and 11 others were treated for what the department described as "minor aches and pains".
The cable cars are a major tourist draw and were immortalized in a Tony Bennett song about leaving his heart in San Francisco. Passengers on cable cars do not wear seat belts and often hang off the cars, which are partly open-air.
Cable cars first began running in San Francisco in the 1870s and they were designated as a National Historic Landmark in the 1960s. Today there are three cable car lines in the city.
“Safety for our passengers on all Muni vehicles continues to be our top priority. We’ll be conducting a full review of incident details to ensure continued safety on the cable cars,” the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, which runs the cable cars, said in a statement.
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