Dozens injured, trapped in ski lift accident in northern Spain By Reuters

MADRID (Reuters) – A ski lift collapsed at a resort in the Spanish region of Aragon on Saturday, injuring dozens of people, nine seriously and eight seriously, the regional government said.

About 80 people are still trapped, hanging from a chair at a ski resort in Astun, Huesca province, according to state television channel TVE.

“It’s like a cable came out, the chairs bounced and people were thrown to the ground,” said an eyewitness to TVE.

The cause of the cable failure is unknown.

Ski area management declined to comment and could not immediately say whether foreigners were among the injured.

Several helicopters were operating in the area to rescue the skiers who were still trapped in the chair and transfer the injured to nearby hospitals.

The Astun ski resort, very popular with Spanish skiers, is located near the border of Spain and France, in the Pyrenees mountains.