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Was standing: January 9, 2024, 5:59 p.m
From: Maximilian Kettenbach
Press Split
The worst imaginations came true for a family in a ski gondola on Tuesday (January 9). They rushed into the depths of the ski resort and were seriously injured.
1/5 Four passengers were seriously injured when a gondola crashed in Austria. The gondola crashed on Tuesday morning in the Hochoetz ski area in Tyrol (Imst). © ZOOM.TIROL/APA/dpa
2/5 “All we know is that it is a father, his son and daughter and an uncle. So it’s probably a family,” says deputy district police commander Michael Haid. The family probably comes from Denmark and probably wanted to enjoy their skiing vacation. All four were seriously injured, one even life-threatening. In addition, three other people reported injuries caused by the vibration of the suspension cable. © BMI/AIR POLICE/dpa
3/5 The operators are puzzled about the circumstances of the accident. Apparently a tree fell on the rope, which could have caused the accident. A swath has actually been cleared into the forest along the gondola route. But why can there be a tree next to it that is so high that it falls onto the gondola? “All regulations were adhered to,” said Benjamin Rohrer, press officer for Bergbahnen Hochoetz. © ZOOM.TIROL/APA/dpa
4/5 “The gondola fell vertically,” reports Michael Haid from the responsible police district command in Imst. Several helicopters were called in to rescue the injured. © BMI/AIR POLICE/dpa
5/5 The picture shows the Hochötz ski area. After the accident, the remaining gondolas and their occupants were evacuated and taken off the cable, and gondola operations were suspended. However, the ski area can still be reached via other mountain railways. © APA/ZOOM.TIROL/dpa
