Four people were killed and one seriously injured when a cable car derailed near Naples on Monday, officials said.
The incident occurred on the Monte Faito mountain, about 45 kilometers southeast of Naples, Reuters reports.
“The cabin at the top fell,” Umberto De Gregorio, director of the public transport company that operates the cable car, wrote on Facebook, calling it a “tragedy.” Several Italian media reports said one of the cables holding the cabin had snapped.
Sixteen passengers were rescued from the cabin, which came to a halt in midair near the base of the mountain.
They were evacuated one by one using harnesses.
Rescue operations were hampered by fog and strong winds.
The cable car opened just a week ago, when the tourist season began.
It is popular for its views of Mount Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples.
