Tragic accident in the Czech Republic: a cable car crashes. An employee of the operating company is killed.
Liberec – On Sunday (October 31st) a tragic cable car accident occurred in the north of the Czech Republic. A cabin fell during a descent. One man was fatally injured.
Cable car accident in the Czech Republic: employee dies
When the cable car cabin crashed, an employee of the operating company died. As the TV broadcaster CT reported online, the driver was alone in the cabin when it fell from a height of around 30 meters during a descent. According to the CTK news agency, there were 14 people in the second cabin, which was also driving uphill. According to the fire brigade, they could all be rescued unharmed from a height of 15 meters. Some of them were in shock and mental health workers were on duty. The cause of the accident was initially unclear.
Czech Republic: Cable car crashes on the last trip before the winter break
According to the CTK, the cable car leading up to Jested Mountain above the city of Liberec has been a popular tourist attraction since 1933, and there has never been an accident there. In normal operation, a cabin can accommodate 35 people.
The last operational trip before the winter break was supposed to take place on Sunday. CT24 reported that a pulling rope came loose due to the crash of one cabin, whereupon the second cabin, occupied by tourists, moved a little downhill on the firmly anchored suspension rope. ( jbr / dpa )
In northern Italy there was an accident in May of this year with a cable car, in which 14 people were killed. The only survivor was a boy from Israel who lost his parents, brother and great-grandparents in the crash.
