Help us hit 500 members by the end of October Become a memberLaw enforcement authorities in Kabarda–Balkaria have filed charges against the director and the chief engineer of the company MKD Elbrus over the accident on the single-seat cable car on Mount Elbrus. As reported by the Emergency Situations Ministry, the cable car was scheduled for maintenance between 2–24 September in preparation for the winter season. According to preliminary information, the cable came off a roller, after which several passenger chairs detached and fell onto rocks. According to local media, two of the deceased were workers, testing the cable car, while the third was a mountaineer. Following the accident, the operation of the cable car was suspended.