Cable Cars Collide In Video From Moments Before Jharkhand Ropeway Horror

Over 50 people were stranded mid-air for 48 hours after the accident.

A video from moments before the tragic ropeway accident in Jharkhand's Deoghar that claimed 5 lives has surfaced after rescue operations were completed by the Indian Air Force. Shot from the mobile phone camera of one of the people whose cable car collided with another, the video clip shows a normal view with conversations in the background until suddenly an oncoming red cable car collides and there's panicked commotion. The phone then appears to have fallen off and a man can be heard crying in pain.

Two people died during the rescue operations, both fell after slipping during the rescue. Three others had died when the cable cars collided presumably due to a technical glitch.

All the tourists who remained trapped mid-air in three cable cars for about 40 hours, were rescued on Tuesday in a risky operation involving two Air Force helicopters and dozens of officials.

Over 50 people were stranded mid-air for 48 hours after the accident. A complex rescue operation led by the Indian Air Force, Army and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) took more than 40 hours.