At least 30 people were injured and dozens more trapped after a lift pulley broke and threw passengers from their chairs at a ski resort in northern Spain.
Emergency services are currently working at the Astún ski resort (Huesca) while several helicopters are used to provide emergency assistance and transport those involved in the horror accident.
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The regional government confirmed that nine people were seriously injured and eight seriously injured in the horrific event.
One woman, believed to be the most seriously injured, was airlifted to a nearby hospital.
Meanwhile, around 80 skiers and snowboarders were left dangling from chairlift chairs as a mass evacuation takes place.
The Civil Guard confirmed that the accident occurred when a chairlift line “fell down” due to a problem with the cable that lost tension.
This caused the chairlift to fall from a height of 15 meters.
TO survivor He told a Spanish television station amid the chaos: “It seems that a pulley broke or came loose and the cable began to jump and every time it happened we went up and down.”
“We were lucky not to fall to the ground, but there were people in front of us who did fall to the ground and were hit in the face and other parts of the body.”
Another witness said people were thrown into the air as the chairlifts went up and down.
Spanish PM peter Sánchez said in a tweet: “Shocked by the news of the accident at the Astún ski resort.
“I have spoken with the president of Aragón, Jorge Azcón, to offer him all the support of the Government.”
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The resort stopped operating due to the horrific incident that occurred on the Canal Roya runway.
All surrounding hospitals were notified and put on alert to receive the injured, while a field hospital was reportedly set up in the area to carry out initial triage.
Four helicopters were sent to the scene, along with firefighters and a whopping 56 ambulances.
The President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, said he was “shocked by the news of the accident.”
He said: “All our love to the injured and their families.”
Meanwhile, the president of the Government of Aragon, Jorge Azcón, said in X that he was heading to the scene of the accident.
Azcón said in X: “All the necessary services of the DGA are working to care for those affected and injured.”
The President of the Spanish Government also stated that he had spoken with Azcón to “offer him all the support of the Government.”
A telephone line has been set up for the families of those affected.
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