Archive · 25 Sep 2025
Cable Car Tragedy: Seven Monks Killed in Sri Lanka
A terrible accident happened at a monastery in Sri Lanka.
A cable car carrying 13 monks crashed.
Sadly, seven monks died, and six were hurt.
The monks were on their way to meditation units.
The victims were from India, Russia, and Romania.
The cause might have been a broken wire.
A cable car accident occurred at a monastery in Sri Lanka.
Seven monks died in the accident.
An Indian, a Russian, and a Romanian national were among the victims.
Six others were injured.
Initial reports suggest a support wire snapped, causing the crash.
- Who
- Seven Buddhist monks, including foreign nationals.
- What
- A cable car overturned, resulting in fatalities and injuries.
- When
- Wednesday night.
- Where
- Na Uyana forest monastery in northwestern Sri Lanka.
- Why
- A support wire on the cable car may have snapped.
- Incident Type
- Cable Car Accident
- Location
- Na Uyana forest monastery, Sri Lanka
- Fatalities
- Seven monks
- Injured
- Six
- Victims' Nationality
- Indian, Russian, Romanian
- Date
- Wednesday night
- Possible Cause
- Snapped support wire
