At least 15 people killed and 18 injured in crash of funicular railway in Lisbon
At least 15 people were killed and 18 were injured in a crash of a popular funicular railway in Lisbon, Portugal, on Wednesday, according to local authorities.
Portuguese Prime Minister LuÃs Montenegro expressed condolences for the victims in a statement and said an investigation has been launched to determine the cause of the accident.
The mayor of Lisbon, Carlos Moedas, announced three days of mourning "for the victims of the tragic accident" on X.
The funicular that crashed, the Elevador de Glória, connects Restauradores Square to the Jardim de São Pedro de Alcântara in the Bairro Alto neighborhood. There are two other funicular railways in the city, according to a site run by the Lisbon Tourism Association.
The commander of the Lisbon fire brigade, Alexandre Rodrigues, told a group of journalists that they were alerted about the derailment at 6:01 p.m. and arrived within three minutes.
The funicular car "derailed, crashed into the building, and now the causes will have to be analyzed by the competent authorities," he said, noting that there was no confirmation yet of the nationalities of the people killed and injured.
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