A court in southern Turkey sentenced eight people on Monday to prison terms over a 2024 cable car accident in the coastal resort of Antalya that killed one passenger and injured seven.Four of the defendants were convicted of causing death and injury through negligence and were sentenced to seven-and-a-half years each, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported.The other four were sentenced to between three years and four months and five years for the same offence.In the April 12, 2024 accident, one of the cable car gondolas hit a pole and burst open, sending its passengers plummeting to the rocks below.The cable car system then shut down, leaving 174 people stranded in their gondolas high above ground – some for nearly 23 hours – before they were rescued.The cable car carries tourists from Konyaalti Beach to a restaurant and viewing platform at the summit of the 618-metre (2,010-ft) Tunektepe peak. The accident happened during the Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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Turkey jails 8 people in deadly 2024 cable car accident
In Turkey, eight people were sentenced to prison on Monday in connection with a deadly cable car accident that occurred in Antalya on April 12, 2024. The accident, which took place during the Eid al-Fitr holiday, involved a gondola hitting a pole and bursting open, resulting in one death and seven injuries.
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In Turkey, eight people were sentenced to prison on Monday in connection with a deadly cable car accident that occurred in Antalya on April 12, 2024. The accident, which took place during the Eid al-Fitr holiday, involved a gondola hitting a pole and bursting open, resulting in one death and seven injuries. Four defendants received seven-and-a-half-year sentences for causing death and injury through negligence, while the other four received sentences ranging from three years and four months to five years for the same offense. The incident also left 174 people stranded in other gondolas for up to 23 hours before being rescued. The cable car transports tourists from Konyaalti Beach to the Tunektepe peak.
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