An Italian official confirms that an Israeli woman and a British woman were among four people who died yesterday when a cable car crashed south of Naples.
Only two of the three foreign victims have been identified since the accident, says Marco De Rosa, the spokesperson for the mayor of Vico Equense.
According to Italian media, the third foreign victim is also British.
According to initial information, a traction cable snapped, bringing both an upward and a downward-going cable car to a halt as they traversed Monte Faito in the town of Castellammare di Stabia.
Italian prosecutors have opened an investigation into multiple manslaughter and culpable disaster.
A fifth person, who is also believed to be a foreign tourist, was seriously injured and hospitalized in Naples, officials say.
The Foreign Ministry says that the Israeli embassy in Rome is checking reports that the injured tourist is also Israeli, and is working on the matter with Italian authorities.
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