This morning, a cable car collapsed at the Hochoetz ski resort in Tyrol, Austria. According to initial information from the police, the four occupants of the cable car were seriously injured, as reported by Austrian broadcaster Orf. Again according to what was found by the police, at around 10:22 am the Acherkogelbahn cable car for eight passengers may have fallen after being hit by a tree. At this time, authorities have reported that it does not appear to have been a technical defect. Rescue teams intervened at the crash site and helicopters are also operational. Nothing is yet known about the identity of the injured. “The accident occurred between supports eight and nine, where the gondola fell. Several people have already been transported,” a spokesperson for the Hochoetz ski region told Bild. Rescue teams are still at the scene. The accident site is located in difficult terrain. According to police, there were no other injuries other than the four people who were on the cable car at the time of the accident. “The cabins were empty and operations were stopped,” explained a spokesperson for the Innsbruck police.
Source: IL Tempo
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