The car had been traversing the 1,100m-high mountain when a cord to one of the cabins snapped say local media.

Elaine and Graeme Winn were among four people killed in the incident at Mount Faito, while another was "extremely seriously injured".

«The Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, engaged in Washington for a meeting with American President Donald Trump, has learned of the tragic incident that occurred today on the Monte Faito cable car ...

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who was on a trip to Washington at the time of the incident, expressed her "sincere condolences" to the families of the victims. The Mount Faito cable car ...