Cable car crashes in Kashmir tourist resort, killing sevenDANISH ISMAIL/REUTERS Gulmarg is a popular skiing destination for both Indian and foreign tourists, though the accident happened during the summer tourist season. Four Indian tourists and three local residents have died after a cable car came crashing down from a height of at least 30 meters, having derailed from a pulley in the Indian portion of Kashmir. Senior police officer Imtiyaz Hussain said four other people were injured in the accident, in the tourist resort of Gulmarg. READ MORE:* Four trapped in cable car for several hours* Trapped in a hot, swinging gondola: 'Kids were screaming'* Passengers trapped in Christchurch gondolaThe cable car carries tourists in the Pirpanjal mountain range in the western Himalayas. Gulmarg is a popular skiing destination for both Indian and foreign tourists, though the accident happened during the summer tourist season.

Source: Stuff June 25, 2017 14:03 UTC