According to officials, a cable car that was a part of Medellin’s public transportation system broke down and fell into a sidewalk next to a station platform.
The mayor of the city stated that there were ten persons in the automobile when it fell, although it is yet unknown if one of them perished inside the vehicle or outside.
According to a statement from the Clinica CES hospital, a 55-year-old male passed away from several injuries.
According to officials, the 20 individuals hurt in the incident received both medical care and psychological support.
A little over 200 passengers remained inside 40 of the vehicles while the emergency services responded.
A gondola lift system called Metrocable is designed to service some of Medellin’s hillside neighborhoods.
The cable car struck another cabin before failing as it reached a station in the northeastern part of the city, according to Tomas Elejalde, manager of Metrocable.
Authorities are looking into what caused the tragedy.
The capital of the hilly Antioquia province of Colombia is Medellin, home to about 2.6 million people.
