FIVE children and a man are being treated for leg and spinal injuries after a chairlift derailed and plunged 20ft to the ground at one of Scotland's busiest ski resorts.
FIVE children and a man are being treated for leg and spinal injuries after a chairlift derailed and plunged 20ft to the ground at one of Scotland's busiest ski resorts.
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David Ross and Victoria Weldon
The casualties were taken to hospital after the accident at the Lecht Ski Centre in the Cairngorms, but their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
Another 36 skiers were stranded on one of the chairlifts and were rescued by Grampian Fire and Rescue Service.
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