Criminal probe opened against two cable car staff over Engleberg gondola crash

The Office of the Attorney General of canton Nidwalden has opened a criminal investigation into two employees of Titlis Bergbahnen as part of the probe into the March 18 cable car accident in the Swiss ski resort of Engelberg. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The two lift company employees are suspected of negligent homicide and disruption of public transport, it was reported on March 27. On March 18, a gondola cabin of the Titlis Xpress ski lift detached from the cable between Lake Trübsee and the mountain station of Stand and crashed down the mountainside. A 61-year-old woman alone inside the cabin was killed. It has since been reported that the gondola cabin was pushed by an unexpectedly violent gust of wind against a pylon and the impact dislodged the clip that secured the cabin to the cable. Nidwalden prosecutors say they have extensive evidence and clues as to what happened. These include technical and operational documents and weather data. In ...