More than a dozen people killed and 21 others injured after one of city’s famous streetcars derailed
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Portugal has declared a day of national mourning after at least 17 people were killed and 21 others injured when one of the city’s famous funicular cars derailed and crashed into a building on Wednesday evening.
An emergency services spokesperson said some foreign nationals were among the dead but did not identify the victims or disclose their nationalities.
