Schoolgirl, 11, among dozens injured in Spain ski lift horror after riders were ‘flung 50ft from ride by broke pulley’

A SCHOOLGIRL is among the 30 skiers who were injured in the horror chairlift accident that saw riders flung 50ft from their chairs in Spain.

The horrific incident occurred at Astun Ski Resort in the heart of the Aragon Valley in north-eastern Spain, leaving an 11 year old schoolgirl among the wounded.

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The accident saw riders on the chairlift flung 50ft from their chairs and some hanging upside down[/caption]

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An 11 year old girl has been named among those who were injured in an accident at a Spanish ski resort[/caption]

Initial reports had claimed that thirty people had been injured and nine skiers had sustained serious injuries, but the toll  has been confirmed to be much lower. 

Two 18-year-old women are in critical condition and are currently receiving medical treatment in the ICU. 

The horror derailment accident saw several people trapped as emergency services rushed to the scene.

it is believed that the incident was caused by a failure of the return on one of the chairlifts, according to Aragon Government’s head of emergencies Miguel Angel Clavero.

This caused a loss of tension and led to the chairlifts falling and leaving 80 skiers stranded.

A survivor, who gave him name as O

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