NALCHIK, September 12. /TASS/. Two people have died on Mount Elbrus in Kabardino-Balkaria in a cable car accident, head of the republic Kazbek Kokov said.

Several people were injured.

TASS has compiled the key facts about the incident.

- The emergency occurred at about 3:00 p.m. Moscow time, the regional department of the Investigative Committee said.

- The fatal accident occurred after a rope slipped off the balance beam on a chairlift owned by the private company MCD Elbrus LLC, according to the Telegram channel of development institute Kavkaz.RF.