The investigators stress they have not yet reached ‘valid conclusions’ about the cause of the crash
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The investigators stress they have not yet reached ‘valid conclusions’ about the cause of the crash
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A cable linking the two carriages on the iconic Lisbon Gloria funicular snapped, a report into the deadly crash has found.
The failure of a steel cable and other maintenance flaws contributed to the crash on Wednesday, September 3, an official…
The rest of the mechanism worked properly, says a preliminary report into the crash which killed 16 people.
Investigators say it was not possible to visually inspect section of cable that separated before incident
Portuguese government declare national day of mourning to remember people killed in cable car crash
LISBON: The cable that snapped and caused a Lisbon funicular railcar to hurtle down a hill in September, killing 16 people, was…
Report says snapped cable between cabins was substandard and city’s other funiculars should fix risk before reopening
Authorities Point to Cable Disconnecting in First Report on Lisbon Funicular Crash
