Overview
- A cabin arrived too quickly at the Monte Moro mountain station near 2,800 meters and struck the station barrier, with the impact also affecting the parallel downhill cabin.
- Three passengers sustained injuries that are not life‑threatening and were treated on site by a doctor and a nurse before being flown out by air ambulance.
- Roughly 100 people, including 94 tourists and five employees, are being evacuated by helicopters operated by the fire brigade and the Guardia di Finanza, with alpine rescue teams on scene.
- Administrator Filippo Besozzi of Macugnaga Trasporti e Servizi said emergency systems activated after the impact and cited an apparent failure to decelerate correctly.
- The line, inaugurated in 1962, reopened in 2023 after a €2 million overhaul, and formal technical checks and investigations are now expected.