4 Dead in Tourist Cable Car Crash Near Naples

17th April 2025

Last modified on April 19th, 2025

A British couple were among the four people killed and have been named as Elaine and Graeme Winn.

Elaine, 58, and Graeme, 65, lived in Market Harborough in Leicestershire.

The accident happened at Mount Faito in southern Italy.

Italian media reports that the cabin had been near the top of the mountain when one of the cables supporting it snapped.

It was taking hikers and sightseers.

One person is seriously injured.

A second cabin was also on the line but was near the bottom of the valley – 16 people  were winched to safety.

Italian media reported that the cable car had been travelling over a steep area when the cable snapped.

The local mayor said it was believed a traction cable had broken.

“The emergency brake downstream worked but clearly not the one on the cabin that was about to reach the top of the hill,” he told Italian media.

The Mount Faito cable car has been operating since 1952.

An accident on the line in 1960 left four people dead.

An investigation is underway.