Stresa–Mottarone cable car crash
A Stresa–Mottarone cable car in 2009 | |
| Date | 23 May 2021 |
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| Time | 12:22 CEST (UTC+02) |
| Location | Mottarone, Piedmont, Italy |
| Coordinates | 45°53′01″N 8°27′57″E / 45.8835°N 8.4658°E |
| Cause | Illegal deactivation of emergency brakes. |
| Deaths | 14 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 1 |
On 23 May 2021, an aerial tram on the Stresa–Alpino–Mottarone Cable Car crashed to the ground after a traction or haulage cable snapped about five metres (16 ft) from the summit of Mottarone, a mountain near Lake Maggiore in northern Italy. Normally, a hydraulic safety brake would have stopped the runaway car immediately but the cable car was operating illegally with the brake disabled. The crash killed fourteen passengers in the cable car, and seriously injured one child.