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  • Italy investigators probe why cable car brake ‘didn’t work’ in disaster that killed 14

    05/24/2021 1:30:50 PM PDT · by BenLurkin · 17 replies
    The investigation into Italy’s cable car disaster that killed 14 people will focus on why the lead cable snapped and why the emergency brake didn’t engage and prevent the cabin from careening back down the mountain until it pulled off the support line and crashed... Transport Minister Enrico Giovannini visited the site Monday and announced a commission of inquiry to investigate the “technical and organizational causes” of the disaster, while prosecutors will focus on any criminal blame. The transport ministry said a preliminary check of the cable line’s safety and maintenance record show that the whole lift structure underwent a...