To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web
browser that
supports HTML5
video
Around 250 people were left trapped on a cable car service in Colombia, after an accident on the line left one dead and at least 21 injured.
The Metrocable car in the city of Medellin collapsed onto a taxi car waiting below, seriously injuring the driver and and the 11 people inside.
The dead man has been identified locally as Jhon Jairo Londono, 49.
The driver of the minicab was also injured and pictures from the scene show the smashed cable car next to the yellow taxi.
The other 20 people who were injured – 10 from inside the pod – were treated at the scene and in hospital.
An emergency worker said it was something ‘that has never happened’ before.
It was not immediately clear how high was the cable car when it came down, but authorities said it collapsed while approaching the station.
The cable car system, Metro de Medellín, moves people to and from some of the city’s low-income neighborhoods which are informally settled on steep hills.
This is a developing news story, more to follow soon… Check back shortly for further updates.
Got a story? Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk. Or you can submit your videos and pictures here.
For more stories like this, check our news page.
Follow Metro.co.uk on Twitter and Facebook for the latest news updates. You can now also get Metro.co.uk articles sent straight to your device. Sign up for our daily push alerts here.
Related Posts:
- Pinole, Hercules, San Pablo police phone lines knocked out by new attempted copper cable theft News Emergency phone lines for three cities in West Contra Costa County have been rerouted since Saturday following an attempted copper cable theft — the second such incident this month, police said. Calls to 911 for Pinole, Hercules and San Pablo continued to be answered by Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office…
- Pinole, Hercules, San Pablo police phone lines knocked out by new attempted copper cable theft News Emergency phone lines for three cities in West Contra Costa County have been rerouted since Saturday following an attempted copper cable theft — the second such incident this month, police said. Calls to 911 for Pinole, Hercules and San Pablo continued to be answered by Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office…
- Defunct Aurora solar firm leaves a Brighton family “stuck in this abyss” News On a scorching Saturday afternoon, Josefina Lemus sat in her duplex in Brighton and tried to find the words to describe the heartache and frustration of these past two years. “No sé qué decir,” Lemus, 61, said eventually, shaking her head and wiping away tears. “She says, ‘I don’t know…
- Frumpy Mom: I had knives stuck in my eyes News Yesterday, I let a gorgeous man stick knives in my eyes. Well, technically only in my left eye. Some of you have already guessed what I’m talking about. Yes, even though in my mind I’m only 27 years old, I had cataract surgery, which is where a hunky doctor (at…
- Famed Explorer Bertrand Piccard On Flying—And Floating—Around The World News Piccard flies the Solar Impulse (Bertrand Piccard) This past spring Maxim had the honor of attending Yacht Club de Monaco’s annual Oceans Week, which for the first time partnered with legendary New York institution The Explorers Club. Founded in 1953 by Prince Rainier, YCM has a long history of not…
(Visited 1 times, 1 visits today)