Medellín cable car crash on 26 June resulted in 1 death and 12 injuries; cause under investigation.

A cable car in Medellín, Colombia failed and plunged onto a sidewalk next to a station platform on 26 June, resulting in at least one death and 12 injuries, according to officials. The cable car, part of the city's public transportation system, had ten passengers on board when it collapsed while approaching a station. Medellín's Metrocable system serves low-income neighborhoods built on steep hills. The cause of the accident is under investigation.