Seven killed, 100 stranded in Kashmir as cable car with tourists falls

‘A pine tree fell on a ropeway in the Indian-controlled part of Kashmir on Sunday, killing seven people inside a car that snapped from the cable and plunged some 30 meters, local police reported. The accident also left 100 people stranded in other cars.
The tragedy occurred in the disputed Kashmir region’s Gulmarg area, a popular ski resort that attracts many tourists in the summer season as well.
A family visiting from New Delhi with two children, as well as three locals, including two guides, were in the car when it fell, police spokesman Imtiyaz Hussain said, adding that four people had also been injured, one of whom is in critical condition.’
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