Lyon, Aug 27, 2026 (AFP) - French Alps cable car accident leaves 23 injured

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2026-08-27

A cable car hit a crane in the French resort of Alpe d'Huez leaving 23 injured, three critically, officials said Thursday. There were about 50 people in the cabin of the cable car when the accident happened Wednesday morning at at altitude of 2,300 metres (7,500 feet), Alpe d'Huez mayor Jean-Yves Noyrey told AFP. "There are mainly people in shock and cases of concussion," Noyrey said, adding that he believed most of the injured had left hospital.......

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