30 people injured in Spanish ski resort accident

Thirty people were injured Saturday, four of them seriously, when a chairlift broke down at a Spanish ski resort near the French border, regional officials said. The accident at the Astun ski resort in the Pyrenees occurred around midday. Officials said 10 people had been hospitalised while another 20 were treated at the ski station by emergency services.

The top official of Aragon region said on X everything was being done to attend to those affected. Five helicopters and a dozen ambulances were sent to the resort, where a makeshift hospital had been set up. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on X he had spoken to the top official of Aragon region and offered government support.