WARNING! This Disturbing Video Shows The Moment Cable Snaps And Car Crashes Down A Mountain

Last month a cable car in Italy crashed to the ground killing 14 people after the cable snapped. The only survivor was a 5-year-old who was left in critical condition.

Italian news outlet TG3 obtained the shocking footage showing the moments leading up to the accident then suddenly the car swings violently forward and is sent flying backwards down the mountain and crashing to the ground below.

Just a warning, the video is extremely disturbing.

Al Tg3 un documento esclusivo della cabina della funivia del Mottarone, prima della caduta, agli atti dell'inchiesta sul disastro costato la vita a 14 persone. Le immagini per il loro contenuto potrebbero urtare la sensibilità di alcuni pic.twitter.com/en6MHCfS00

— Tg3 (@Tg3web) June 16, 2021

As you can see in the video the cable car is moving up the line towards the docking station when the cable suddenly snaps resulting in the car sliding backwards at approximately 60 miles per hour down the mountain before detaching from the intact cables and falling to the ground seconds later.

The second video shows an engineer preparing for the arrival of the cable car from inside the docking station as the cable snapped, sending the worker into a state of panic.

CCTV footage released of Italy cable car crash that killed 14 https://t.co/2cdTtLW4bx

— The Independent (@Independent) June 17, 2021

After the cable snapped, the worker is seen stunned motionless by the event before running out of the station.

Italian channel RAI 3 aired the footage on television sparking outrage from viewers. The head of the channel come out to say that he was “deeply shocked” by the broadcast. A prosecutor reached out to BBC News regarding the “absolute inappropriateness” of airing the footage in the first place.

Although it has not been determined why the cable snapped at all, three men in connection to the cableway company have reportedly been arrested after investigators discovered that the emergency braking system had been deactivated for unknown reasons.