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Cable Car Collision
October 3, 2011
45 min
Season 4 - Episode 5: Cable Car Collision
00:00 / 45:00
Overview
The Cavalese cable car disaster of 1998 (as distinct from a cable car disaster in the same location in 1976), occurred on 3 February 1998 near the Italian town of Cavalese, a ski resort located in the Dolomites, some 40 km north-east of Trento. The disaster, which led to the death of 20 people, occurred when a U.S. military plane cut a cable supporting a gondola of an aerial tramway.
Episode Information
TV Show
Seconds From Disaster
Season
Season 4
Episode Number
5
Air Date
October 3, 2011
Runtime
45 minutes
Crew
Justine Evans
Director of Photography
L
Lucie Ridout
Producer
S
Steve Webb
Director
D
Doug Howarth
Editor