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| Mount Faito: British couple killed in cable car crash near Naples, Italian police say | |
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| A British couple were among the four people killed in a cable car crash near Naples, Italian police have confirmed. | A British couple were among the four people killed in a cable car crash near Naples, Italian police have confirmed. |
| The mountain cable car cabin plunged to the ground after one of the cables supporting it snapped on Thursday, according to reports. | The mountain cable car cabin plunged to the ground after one of the cables supporting it snapped on Thursday, according to reports. |
| The UK foreign office said it was in touch with local authorities but has not confirmed the identities of the victims. | The UK foreign office said it was in touch with local authorities but has not confirmed the identities of the victims. |
| Prosecutors have launched an investigation as officials said the victims were three passengers and the driver of the cable car. | Prosecutors have launched an investigation as officials said the victims were three passengers and the driver of the cable car. |
| A fifth person in the cabin was "extremely seriously injured" in the crash at Mount Faito and airlifted to hospital, officials said. | A fifth person in the cabin was "extremely seriously injured" in the crash at Mount Faito and airlifted to hospital, officials said. |
| Sixteen people were rescued from a second cabin which was also on the line near the bottom of the valley at the time of the accident. They were winched to safety. | Sixteen people were rescued from a second cabin which was also on the line near the bottom of the valley at the time of the accident. They were winched to safety. |
| The mayor of Castellammare di Stabia - where the cable car is located - said it was believed a traction cable had snapped. | The mayor of Castellammare di Stabia - where the cable car is located - said it was believed a traction cable had snapped. |
| "The emergency brake downstream worked but clearly not the one on the cabin that was about to reach the top of the hill," he told Italian media on Thursday. | "The emergency brake downstream worked but clearly not the one on the cabin that was about to reach the top of the hill," he told Italian media on Thursday. |
| He added that there had been regular safety checks on the cable car line which runs three kilometres from the town to the top of the mountain. | He added that there had been regular safety checks on the cable car line which runs three kilometres from the town to the top of the mountain. |
| Shortly after the crash, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who was on a trip to Washington, expressed her "sincere condolences" to the families of the victims. | Shortly after the crash, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who was on a trip to Washington, expressed her "sincere condolences" to the families of the victims. |
| The Mount Faito cable car has been operating since 1952. A similar accident on the line in 1960 left four people dead. | The Mount Faito cable car has been operating since 1952. A similar accident on the line in 1960 left four people dead. |