Around 80 people were trapped on the chair lift
A chair lift at the Astún ski resort in the Spanish Pyrenees collapsed due to a failure in its return pulley system, causing a cable to break and injuring at least 17 people. The accident, which trapped around 80 individuals on the lift, involved skiers falling to the ground after the cable snapped. While three individuals sustained serious injuries requiring helicopter transportation, there were no fatalities.
A chair lift at the Astún ski resort in the Spanish Pyrenees collapsed due to a failure in its return pulley system, causing a cable to break and injuring at least 17 people. The accident, which trapped around 80 individuals on the lift, involved skiers falling to the ground after the cable snapped. While three individuals sustained serious injuries requiring helicopter transportation, there were no fatalities.