The Portuguese Volley Ball Federation announced that Pedro Trinidade had died in the dramatic Elevador da Gloria funicular crash on Wednesday evening.

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.

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

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.

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…

Witnesses said the streetcar came careening down its course before derailing on the curved Rua da Gloria just after 6pm.

The Portuguese Volley Ball Federation announced that Pedro Trinidade had died in the dramatic Elevador da Gloria funicular crash on Wednesday evening.

The famous yellow and white Elevador da Gloria was filled with locals and international tourists when it came off its rails and crashed into a hotel corner building, killing 16…

Four employees of a non-profit organisation and a transport worker are among those who died.

At least half the victims were foreigners, authorities have said, with investigators still working to identify three of those killed in the disaster.

The Gloria funicular tram disaster, which occured when the iconic streetcar derailed and crashed in the Portuguese capital on Wednesday evening, left 16 dead and 21 injured.