A Scotsman enjoying a week in Rome was badly injured when his B&B exploded.
He had written on Facebook that it will be a great holiday if I am not killed in an absurd accident.
https://www.ansa.it/english/newswire...b718f8216.html

The victim passed away in Rome. RIP.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...-gas-explosion

Absoloute tragedy, although that FB post was chilling in itself....

Two British tourists were killed yesterday in a cable car in the bay of Naples. This accident seems to be a lack of basic maintenance.
https://news.sky.com/story/two-briti...e-say-13350957

It will put people off Italy for skiing as this is the second such in 5 years, shame.

Shame that people got killed or shame people will be put off? Wondering where your moral compass is pointing to.

There have been quite a few cable car accidents in Italy over the years. The same cable car killed 4 and injured 32 back in 1960.
I think it is a good idea to take a good look at the equipment before buying a lift ticket.

I don't really think you could check out the "equipment" of a cable car before setting off. It's like any form of transport, public or otherwise. You just have to put your trust in who is driving/steering/maintaining anything. These things happen occasionally, but more so car crashes and other accidents.

Two fatal accidents in 65 years, with 100,000+ passengers per year, is actually pretty good odds. But as MarkRD said, you are likely at greater risk of having a fatal accident in a taxi, or even driving your own car.

If you look at the reviews the lift was often closed for repairs. Also it only operated in the summer. Where did you get the 100k figure from?

My wording might often leave a lot to be desired, sorry.

The linked article that said it carried 110,000/yr, which means about 600/day for half the year, or 900/day for four months, which seems plausible.

I missed that about visitor numbers. Incredible that the old contraption is bringing in around a million euros per year. I visited the place 20 years ago and it didnt have much to offer back then. The weather yesterday was cold and rainy. If it had been a nice day the disaster would have been much worse.