Italian cable car plunges to the ground, killing at least 14

[Anointed1]

Horrifying videos show moment Italian cable car plunged to ground, killing 14

Horrifying new footage shows the moment a cable car in the Italian Alps shot down the mountain in the catastrophic accident that killed 14 people.

www.foxnews.com

 

[KZP]

AVE has a video where he showed a picture from a few years back, the emergency brakes were disabled for quite some time.

 

[LeftyJason]

AVE has a video where he showed a picture from a few years back, the emergency brakes were disabled for quite some time.

 

[Ravenworks]

Coming from a hoisting industry that pretty much settles it,I'm glad it's not my name on the inspection papers

 

[DocRDS]

Damn. At least it was quick.

Watch the video--it was not quick. The cable breaks, the car slides for a good 20 seconds accelerating before smahsing into a pole downhille and hitting the ground.

edit: video in question

 

[Threadcutter308]

Watch the video--it was not quick. The cable breaks, the car slides for a good 20 seconds accelerating before smahsing into a pole downhille and hitting the ground.

edit: video in question

It really wasn't pretty. Those poor people......

 

[Expert684]

Now this breaks my heart.

 

[acudaowner]

regardless of what country you are in you have to look out for your own safety maybe its ok to not be the first few hundred people to walk over a new glass bridge or ride on the duct taped ski lift and make your own decision if driving over a bouncing bridge is you cup of tea or not .

 

[Davo308]

Watch the video--it was not quick. The cable breaks, the car slides for a good 20 seconds accelerating before smahsing into a pole downhille and hitting the ground.

edit: video in question

Damn. And right at the end of tram ride no less.

 

[NoDopes]

Well, there's one vote for government regulation.