The cable car was reported to have undergone major maintenance work between 2014 and 2016. Inspections were also conducted in 2017 and 2020 by specialist technicians, Reuters reported.

Many old wide-profile cantilever brakes from companies like Dia Compe and Polygon came with doubled-ended straddle cables. These cables make brake setup a bit easier, since it reduces the three ...

Investigators said on Monday their initial probe into a cable car disaster in northern Italy that killed 14 people would look into how the lead cable snapped and why a safety brake mechanism ...

Italy's carabinieri police arrested three men on Wednesday over a cable car crash that killed 14 people, saying the emergency brake system had been deactivated to overcome a fault.

Police arrested three people Wednesday in the cable car disaster that killed 14 people in northern Italy, saying workers placed a clamp on the emergency brake to deactivate it as a patchwork ...

A cable car expert has alleged that earlier videos he took suggest the emergency brake was already disabled in 2014 on the mountain cable car that plunged near Lake Maggiore in Italy.

The cable car, which has a capacity of about 40 people, fell some 15m (50ft) at around noon on Sunday near the summit of the Stresa-Mottarone line. It is said to have tumbled down the slope two or ...

STRESA, Italy — The crash of a cable car near picturesque Lake Maggiore in northern Italy, killing 14 people, occurred after a cable snapped and an emergency brake failed, investigators said Monday.

A judge in Italy has ruled that most of the blame for a cable car crash that killed 14 people lies with service technician who disabled the its emergency brake.

The investigation into Italy’s cable car disaster will focus on why the lead cable snapped and why the emergency brake did not engage and prevent the cabin from careering back down the mountain ...

Investigators said on Monday their initial probe into a cable car disaster in northern Italy that killed 14 people would look into how the lead cable snapped and why a safety brake mechanism ...

A cable car expert has alleged that earlier videos he took suggest the emergency brake was already disabled in 2014 on the mountain cable car that plunged near Lake Maggiore in Italy.