An accident on a chairlift in the ski resort of Astún (Huesca) has left dozens of people injured, according to the Delegation of the Government of Aragon. At the moment, there are no deaths, although rescue efforts are currently underway. At this time, the reasons for the accident are still unknown. The Civil Guard has mobilized a helicopter and all its troops in the north of the community. The delegation has set up a telephone number to provide information to family members: 976 715 980.
According to the Government of Aragon, there are nine very seriously injured and eight seriously injured, although the total number of victims is unknown because emergency services continue to evacuate people from the area. The most serious is a woman who is going to be transferred to the Miguel Servet hospital in Zaragoza by helicopter. Four helicopters are activated: from Zaragoza, Teruel, one from the Civil Guard and one from Navarra. The station is closed to the public.
061 has reinforced all its resources in the area. All hospitals in the area are on alert and prepared to receive injured people, especially the closest ones, those in Jaca, Huesca, Clínico, Royo Villanova, Miguel Servet and Barbastro. “There are extra health personnel who will go where necessary,” the Aragonese Executive announces.
“Informed of the accident at the Astún ski resort, I am traveling there from Formigal in the company of counselor Bermúdez de Castro. All the necessary services of the DGA work to care for the affected and injured people,” the president of Aragón, Jorge Azcón, has published on the X social network.
Dozens of injured, several of them seriously, after a chairlift fell in Astún, Canal Roya.
We send all our strength to the affected people and their families, to the station staff and to the displaced emergency services.
— Jorge Pueyo (@jorge_pueyo95)
