On February 3, 1998, a cable car near Cavalese, Italy, plunged 260 feet, k!ll!ng 20 people. The accident occurred when a U.S. Marine Corps EA-6B Prowler jet, flying too low and too fast during a training mission, severed the cable supporting the car. The tragedy became known in Italy as the Strage del Cermis (“Massacre of Cermis”). The incident caused international outrage and permanently damaged U.S.–Italian relations. 👉 Follow @thescaryfact for disasters caused by human error. | thescaryfact

DEADLY CABLE CAR COLLAPSE: More than a dozen people, including at least one child, were killed after a cable car in the Italian Alps plunged nearly 50 feet, with nearby hikers saying they heard a loud hiss before a cable apparently broke. Maggie Rulli reports. https://abcn.ws/2QNJmZ0 | ABC World News Tonight with David Muir