A British and an Israeli woman were among 4 killed in a cable car crash south of Naples

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ROME (AP) — Three tourists were among four people who died when a cable car crashed south of Naples, including a British and an Israeli woman, an Italian official said Friday.

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ROME (AP) — Three tourists were among four people who died when a cable car crashed south of Naples, including a British and an Israeli woman, an Italian official said Friday.

Only two of the three foreign victims have been identified since the accident on Thursday, said Marco De Rosa, the spokesperson for the mayor of Vico Equense.

According to initial information, a traction cable snapped, bringing both an upward and a downward-going cable cars to a halt as they traversed Monte Faito in the town of Castellammare di Stabia.

In this photo released by the Italian Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps on Thursday, April 17, 2025, rescuers reach for the smashed gondola of the Mt. Faito cable car near Naples in southern Italy.
In this photo released by the Italian Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps on Thursday, April 17, 2025, rescuers reach for the smashed gondola of the Mt. Faito cable car near Naples in southern Italy.

Italian prosecutors have opened an investigation into multiple manslaughter and culpable disaster.

A fifth person, who is also believed to be a foreign tourist, was seriously injured and hospitalized in Naples, officials said.

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