Several hurt in US ski lift plunge

Several people have been hurt when a chair lift derailed in a skiing resort in the US.

The accident happened in high winds on Maine’s tallest ski mountain. Some people plummeted as far as 30 feet to the slope below.

Officials at the Sugarloaf resort say that there are about six injuries and that patrols evacuated the lift.

Winds were about 40 mph at the time and there were about 220 people on the lift.

Sugarloaf spokesman Ethan Austin says five chairs came down. The resort says none of the injuries appear to be life threatening.

The resort says all the injured were taken to hospitals.