One person died and seven were injured in a cable car accident in Turkey, the Associated Press reported, citing BTA, citing officials and local media.
A cab hit a pole and opened, throwing the passengers out. Dozens of other people were stranded for hours as the lift was shut down.
Two children are among the injured in the accident with the "Tyunektepe" cable car. near the Mediterranean city of Antalya. The incident took place around 6:00 p.m. during the Ramadan Bayram holiday, Anadolu Agency reported.
A 54-year-old Turkish man died, and six Turkish citizens and one Kyrgyz citizen were injured, Anadolu Agency reports.
Five of the injured were brought down from the mountain by helicopter, and efforts to transport the other two victims are continuing, Interior Minister Ali Erlikaya said three hours after the incident.
More than 160 people took part in the rescue operation, including Coast Guard air teams and climbers from different parts of Turkey, the minister announced on the “X“ social network.
Antalya Mayor Muhitin Bocek said 184 tourists were trapped in another 25 lift cabins tens of meters above the ground while engineers tried to restart the system.
Friday was the last day of Turkey's three-day public holiday marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. For this reason, the resorts are full of people.
The cable car transports tourists from Konyaaltu Beach to a restaurant and observation deck on Mount Tunektepe (618 meters). The cable car is managed by the Municipality of Antalya.