Almost 100 people left stranded in mid-air, after cable car system breaks down in Germany – TheLiberal.ie – Our News, Your Views

Almost 100 people left stranded in mid-air, after cable car system breaks down in Germany




Almost 100 passengers were left stranded, after a cable car system above the River Rhine broke down in Germany.

The incident happened after one of the cars came into contact with one of the supporting pillars. All cars automatically stopped, leaving almost one hundred people stranded 130ft up in the air.

Emergency services were soon at the scene. Firefighters deployed a crane and began rescuing all passengers.

No personal injuries were reported.

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