Tragic news out northern Czech Republic where a cable car crashed on Sunday killing a staff memeber. EuroNews reports the accident occurred Sunday afternoon when one of the two cabins of the cable car crashed to the ground. The only person onboard the cabin that fell was killed. Rescuers reports the other cabin stayed on the cable and none of the 15 people onboard were harmed. It was the first accident involving the oldest cable car in the Czech Republic that dates to 1933. The crash took place just a day before planned maintenance.

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