Several people were killed in a cable car accident in northern Italy.
As the mountain rescue announced, there were also several injuries in the crash of a gondola on Sunday west of Lake Maggiore in the Piedmont region.
According to news agencies, nine people died.
According to the Italian news agency Ansa, there were eleven people in the cable car gondola.
A photo by the fire brigade showed the crashed cabin in a forest.
According to mountain rescue, two helicopters were in use.
According to the agency reports, two children in critical condition were flown to a Turin clinic.
The cable car, popular with tourists, connects the holiday resort of Stresa on Lake Maggiore with the almost 1500 meter high mountain, which offers a spectacular view of the Alps, in 20 minutes.
The accident occurred around 300 meters from the summit.
According to the Italian news agency Ansa, the cabin crash was probably caused by a cable tear in the uppermost part of the route.