A rescue operation was underway in the German city of Cologne on Sunday after the dozens of people became trapped when the Rhine cable car came to a grinding halt.<br /><br />Children were among those who had to spend almost five hours suspended fifty metres above the Rhine after one of the ride’s gondolas became hooked on a supporting beam and the entire cableway abruptly stopped.<br /><br />Cologne cable car accident: Up to 100 trapped in gondola https://t.co/4FFLh4Dcgh pic.twitter.com/HjOHCWkgWT— Zesty Europe News (@zesty_europe) July 31, 2017<br /><br />Almost one hundred rescue workers were involved in the operation, which used fireboats, steering masts and turntables to save 76 people from the ride.<br /><br />No serious injuries were reported, although two passengers suffered minor cuts and bruises during the rescue operation.<br />
