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Two teenage women ‘in intensive care’ as at least 30 injured and dozens stranded after ski lift collapses in Spain
Nearby hospitals have received alerts due to the severity of the crash, local media reports
TWO teenage women are in intensive care after a ski lift pulley broke at a Spanish ski resort, sending riders plunging from their chairs.
The incident at the Astún ski resort in Huesca has left at least 30 people injured and dozens trapped, as emergency services and helicopters race to assist those caught in the tragedy.
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Regional officials confirmed that nine people suffered critical injuries and eight were seriously hurt.
It is now understood that two teen women are intensive care, reported.
One of the women, described as the most seriously injured, was airlifted to a nearby hospital for urgent care.
Meanwhile around 80 skiers and snowboarders have been left dangling from the chairs of the lift while a mass evacuation takes place.
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The Civil Guard confirmed that the accident occurred when a chairlift line "fell off" due to a problem with the cable which lost tension.
This sent the chairlift plunging from a height of 15 metres.
One survivor told a Spanish TV station amidst the chaos: "A pulley wheel appears to have broken or come loose and the cable started to jump around and every time it happened we went up and down.
“We were lucky in that we didn’t hit the ground but there were people in front of us who did hit the ground and received blows to their faces and other parts of their body.”
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Another witness said people were flung into the air as the chairlifts bounced up and down.
Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez said in a tweet: “Shocked by the news of the accident at Astun ski resort.
“I have spoken to Aragon president Jorge Azcon to offer him the government’s full support.”
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The resort stopped operating due to the horror incident on the Canal Roya runway.
All hospitals in the vicinity were notified and put on alert to receive the injured while a field hospital was reportedly set up in the area to carry out initial triage.
Four helicopters were dispatched to the site, along with firefighters and a whopping 56 ambulances.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said he was "shocked by the news of the accident".
He said: "All our affection to the injured and their families."
Meanwhile President of the government of Aragon Jorge Azcón said on X that he was travelling to the scene of the accident.
Azcón said on X: "All the necessary services of the DGA are working to assist the affected and injured people."
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The Spanish prime minister also said he had talked with Azcón to "offer him the full support of the government".
A phone line has been set up for the families of those affected.
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