Jharkhand ropeway accident: One lifeless, operation on to rescue 48 others stranded mid-air

By PTI

DEOGARH: At least one individual has died whereas 48 others lay trapped mid-air in a row of 12 ropeway trollies that collided with one another at Trikut hills, near Baba Baidyanath Temple, in Jharkhand’s Deoghar district, a senior official mentioned on Monday.

According to the official, 10 vacationers sustained severe accidents within the collision that occurred round 4.30 pm on Sunday, and certainly one of them died late within the evening.

Two airforce choppers have arrived for evacuation, he mentioned.

“All efforts are being made to airlift the tourists to safety. An NDRF team working since Sunday night has rescued 11 people. Locals, too, are helping with the rescue operation. Ten people have sustained serious injuries in the incident, of which one of them died late last night,” Deoghar Deputy Commissioner Manjunath Bhajantri informed PTI over cellphone.

Asked concerning the cause that led to the accident, the DC mentioned your complete district equipment was at current concerned within the evacuation train, and a probe could be initiated solely after the operation obtained over.

Prima facie it appeared {that a} technical snag prompted the accident, the DC maintained.

He additionally mentioned that the ropeway was being run by a personal firm.

Operators working the system fled the world shortly after the accident.

The Trikut ropeway, in accordance with the Jharkhand tourism division, is India’s highest vertical ropeway with a most lens angle of 44 levels.

The ropeway, located round 20 km from Baba Baidyanath Temple, is round 766-metre-long, whereas the hill is 392-metres-high.