Crumpled Cable Car

I've wanted to take a ride on the Ngong Ping 360 cable car, but I haven't had the time.

Now I'm glad I never made it.

From The Standard:

A two-tonne cable car plunged more than 50 meters from the troubled Ngong Ping 360 line on Lantau Island ...

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A source said an emergency drill was being conducted ... when the mishap occurred.

"Cable cars were being moved at about seven meters per second to perform emergency brakes. But one of the cars broke loose from a height of about 13 to 14 stories. The alarm system revealed there was a problem at Tower 2B," the source said.

The cable car landed on a slope beneath a support tower close to the Chek Lap Kok South Road turnaround area near the Tung Chung bus terminal.

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The photo of the crumpled car has killed my enthusiasm for the time being.

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