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Horror as packed cable car fails and crashes to ground

At least one person has been killed and 20 others injured after a cable car crashed in Colombia.

Officials said the cable car in Medellin – which was part of the city’s public transport system – failed and plunged into a pavement next to a station platform.

There were 10 people in the car when it fell, according to the city’s mayor, but it is not yet known if the person who died was on board or on the ground.

A 55-year-old man died of multiple injures, the Clinica CES hospital said in a statement.

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A cable car lays on the ground, right, after it fell in Medellin, Colombia, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. At least one person was killed and 12 others were injured when the cable car collapsed while approaching a station, local authorities said. (AP Photo/Fredy Amariles)
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The 20 people who were injured in the incident received medical attention as well as psychological support, officials said.

While the emergency services responded, around 200 passengers stayed inside 40 of the transport system’s cable cars.

The Metrocable is a gondola lift system, aimed at serving some of Medellin’s neighbourhoods located on steep hills.

Metrocable’s manager Tomas Elejalde said the cable car had hit another cabin and then failed as it approached a station in the city’s northeastern area.

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Officials are investigating the cause of the incident.

Medellin is the capital of Colombia‘s mountainous Antioquia province and has a population of around 2.6 million.

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