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

The drama occurred at 6.05pm on Wednesday evening after one of the cables reportedly came loose.

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

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 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…

A cable on the popular tourist attraction appears to have snapped, causing it to hurtle down a hill and crash into a building.

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

An American and two Canadians are feared to be among at least 17 dead in a horror tram crash in Portugal's capital city of Lisbon on Wednesday.

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…

Sixteen people killed and 21 injured in crash on Wednesday

Los 16 fallecidos en el accidente del miércoles en el funicular de Gloria en Lisboa han sido ya identificados por las autoridades de Portugal.

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

More than 20 people were injured when the funicular derailed and crashed into a building

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

Fatalities now includes five Portuguese citizens, three Britons, two South Koreans, two Canadians, and one from each of France, Switzerland, Ukraine and the USPolice released no…

Kayleigh Gillian Smith, 36, and her partner William Nelson, 44, were among the 16 people who tragically lost their lives in Wednesday evening's accident.

Authorities have confirmed three Brits are among 16 people who were killed in Wednesday's accident.

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.