3 arrested for deadly Italian Alps cable car disaster

• Published date: 26 May 2021
• Author: David Rosenberg
• Date: 26 May 2021
• Publication title: Israel National News (Israel)

On Tuesday, police arrested the cable car's engineer, service director, and head of service, on suspicion they "tampered with" the cable car's safety brake system in order to avoid delays, Olimpia Bossi, a prosecutor in Verbania province told ANSA.

Bossi said that a device which prevents the emergency brakes from operating was installed to avoid stops in service. That device also prevented the emergency system from being activated when a cable snapped, causing the cable car to fall.

The three suspects taken into custody now face a series of charges, including manslaughter.

Fourteen of the fifteen passengers on board the doomed cable car perished in the accident Sunday, including five Israelis.

The Israelis...