Sunday, at least 12 people died after a cable car fell on a mountain near Lake Maggiore in northern Italy.

The accident occurred on a service transporting passengers from the resort town of Stresa up the nearby Mottarone mountain in the region of Piedmont.

According to officials, two children, ages five and nine, were transferred to a hospital following the accident.

The main cause of the incident remains unclear.

Investigations are currently underway.