The authorities are investigating an accident that killed 17 people and working to identify victims, which they said had Portuguese and foreign surnames.

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…

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

Eyewitnesses tell local media the streetcar careened down the hill