Torre Annunziata – A sensational twist shakes up the investigation into the Monte Faito cable car disaster. A little less than two months after the tragic accident on Holy Thursday, which caused the death of four people and seriously injured another, the Torre Annunziata Prosecutor's Office is extending the investigation toEav, the Autonomous Volturno Body that manages the plant.
The company owned by the Campania Region no longer appears only as an injured party, but formally enters the criminal proceedings for the alleged objective responsibilities in the management of the funicular.
The accusation, formulated by the prosecutor Alessandro Riccio and coordinated by the chief prosecutor Nunzio Fragliasso, is serious: according to the investigators, there were "omissions and commissions" on fundamental aspects such as planning, maintenance, control, surveillance and inspection of the plant.
EAV, as anticipated this morning by Il Mattino and the Neapolitan edition of Repubblica, and its managers apparently ignored or failed to detect serious critical issues that could have caused the disaster of 17 April.
The tragedy of Faito
The collapse of cabin number two, which occurred a few meters before the cable car's arrival at the upper station, caused the death of the driver Carmine Parlato and three foreign tourists: Janan Suliman, Margaret Winn Elaine and Derek Graeme Winn. Suliman Thabet was seriously injured. The tragedy occurred before the astonished eyes of the passengers in the first cabin, which remained suspended in the void and was then evacuated in extremis by the firefighters.
In a climate of apparent normality, the funivia It had been reopened to the public just a week earlier, on April 10, in preparation for the arrival of tourists for the Easter holidays. A decision, according to investigators, taken despite the lack of adequate technical and documentary checks.
On the day of the tragedy, the service was reactivated after a suspension due to bad weather. The first cabin managed to reach the valley station, but the second one fell down the mountain slope.
There are 26 people registered in the register of suspects
The investigation has so far counted 26 people registered in the register of suspects: technicians, officials, entrepreneurs and managers. Among these, the president of Eav has been listed for weeks, Umberto De Gregorio, assisted by the lawyer Dario Gagliano. Now the entity he presides over also officially enters among the subjects under investigation.
A new technical assessment is scheduled for June 19, ordered by the Prosecutor's Office, to better define the dynamics of the facts and any responsibilities. The aim is to clarify whether the disaster could have been avoided and whether the control and maintenance procedures were respected, or whether reports, anomalies or actual alarms were underestimated.
Article published on 13 June 2025 - 08:22
The article is interesting but there is a lot of information that could be better explained, such as the responsibilities of Eav. Even though it is a tragic disaster, things are not always clear and there is confusion between the various versions.
The investigation into the Monte Faito cable car is very complex and raises many questions. It is important to clarify who is responsible for this tragedy and whether safety procedures were followed as they should be.