Cable car crash kills 8 monks on way to mountain meditation in Sri Lanka | NYGazet

The 13 monks had crowded into the small makeshift cable car as they headed to meditation units atop a mountain within the monastery, officials said.

A Buddhist monk injured in a cable car crash in Sri Lanka died on Sunday, raising the death toll to eight in the worst accident of its kind, police said. Seven monks, including three foreigners, were killed instantly when their cabin plunged down the... [1576 chars]