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Cable car crash: Profit before safety

May 27, 2021July 4, 2021adminLeave a Comment

Prosecutors say three men arrested over fatal cable car crash in Piedmont knew there were technical issues with the cabins. They kept them running for financial reasons. Fourteen people died, including two children, when the lead cable of the way connecting the lakeside town of Stresa with the nearby Mottarone mountain snapped. Only a five-year […]

Lake Maggiore crash - investigation opened into fatal accident

Investigation opened into Lake Maggiore crash

May 24, 2021July 12, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy launches an investigation into the cause of Sunday’s Lake Maggiore crash that left 14 people dead.

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Cable car crash kills 14 at Lago Maggiore

May 23, 2021July 12, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Fourteen people, including at least one child, have been killed after a cable car crash on a mountain near Lake Maggiore in northern Italy on Sunday. Another child is seriously injured.