LISBON: An electric streetcar that is one of Lisbon’s landmarks and a big draw for tourists derailed Wednesday, killing 15 people and injuring 18 others, emergency services said. Five of the injured are in serious condition, and a child is among the injured, the National Institute for Medical Emergencies said in a statement. An unknown number of the injured are foreigners, it said. Authorities called it an accident, the worst in the city’s recent history.

LISBON: An electric streetcar that is one of Lisbon’s landmarks and a big draw for tourists derailed Wednesday, killing 15 people and injuring 18 others, emergency services said.…

LISBON: Lisbon’s Gloria funicular, which is popular with tourists, derailed and crashed on Wednesday, leaving an unspecified number of victims, police said, adding that they were…

A train on Lisbon's famous Gloria funicular cable railway derailed and crashed.

Local reports claim a cable had come loose, causing it to crash, but it has not been confirmed

President laments accident on railway that carries passengers up and down a hillside in Portuguese capital

Les photos et vidéos prises sur place montrent un wagon du funiculaire écrasé au sol, les secouristes tirant des personnes hors de la carcasse de tôles. La cause de l’accident…

The tragedy occurred after one of the cables came loose along the railway's route, causing it to lose control and career down a steep hill before colliding with a building.

The yellow-and-white streetcar, which goes up and down a steep hill downtown, is one of Lisbon's landmarks.

Crash of the historic Elevador da Gloria funicular is one of Lisbon’s deadliest transport accidents in years.

The funicular, known as Elevador da Gloria, is a huge draw for tourists in the Portuguese city.

Foreign nationals among the dead as reports suggest cable came loose on Elevador de Glória funicular railway

At least 15 people have been killed and 20 more injured after a carriage on the Gloria funicular derailed and crashed.

Eyewitnesses told local media that the streetcar careened down the hill, apparently out of control

A tram on one of Lisbon's funicular railways derailed Wednesday, killing 15 people and injuring another 18, local authorities said.

A Lisbon streetcar, one of the city’s major tourist attractions, derailed on Wednesday, leaving 15 dead and 18 injured.

Distressing footage captured the chaotic scenes just moments after Lisbon's famous Gloria Funicular derailed, killing 15 people and injuring 23 more.

Bei dem Unfall der beliebten Bahn Elevador da Glória sterben mindestens 15 Menschen, 18 weitere werden verletzt.

At least 15 people died and 18 were injured when Lisbon’s historic Gloria funicular derailed and crashed into a building on Wednesday evening (04 September), authorities…

Eyewitnesses tell local media the streetcar careened down the hill

Another 21 people were injured in the accident, the head of Lisbon’s Civil Protection Agency told reporters.