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cable car crashed in Piedmont, northern Italy, killing 13 people.
The cable car in which the accident occurred was stopped for more than a year due to corona, and then resumed operation the day before the accident.
This is reporter Lee Seong-hoon.
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Under the mountain, a cable car is so badly distorted that it is difficult to recognize its shape.
The accident was in Piedmont, northern Italy.
The cable car running to the top of Mount Matarone crashed 20 meters below the summit.
The accident has killed 13 people to date, and two children aged 9 and 5 have been seriously injured.
[March Marcella Severino/Stresa: Children were taken by helicopter.
One is in serious condition and the other is slightly better.
It's a tough moment for us, but I believe in Italy.] The
place where the cable car fell was in a steep forest area, so rescuers had a hard time accessing.
[Lol. Giorgio Santa Croce/National Military Police: The mountain is very steep, so after the cable car fell, it rolled tens of meters and crashed into two large trees.]
Local police are
trying
to figure out exactly how many passengers were in the 40-passenger cable car.
The cable car was stopped for more than a year in the aftermath of Corona 19 and resumed operation the day before the accident.
Authorities believe that there was a problem with the cables in the accident section and are investigating the exact details.