Investigators say it was not possible to visually inspect section of cable that separated before incident

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.

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…

Portuguese government declare national day of mourning to remember people killed in cable car crash

The crash killed at least 17 people and injured 20 more, some critically, Portuguese authorities say.

Portugal observed a day of national mourning yesterday as the death toll in the Lisbon funicular derailment climbed to 16, while some 21 remain...

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

Images of recovery efforts in the accident, which killed 16 people on Wednesday, appeared to show damage to a cable connecting the funicular’s two cars.

Portuguese investigators find no evidence of sabotage, with mechanical or maintenance issues among possible causes

LISBON: Portuguese authorities have delayed until Saturday the release of their initial findings on what caused the fatal derailment of one of Lisbon’s famous funicular trains,…

Beim Seilbahn-Unglück in Lissabon spielten sich im Inneren des Fahrzeugs dramatische Szenen ab. Die Behörden veröffentlichen einen ersten detailreichen Bericht. Aber viele Fragen…

Drei Tage nach dem schweren Standseilbahn-Unglück in Lissabon legt eine staatliche Untersuchungskommission einen ersten und vorläufigen Bericht zur Ursache vor. Ein Kabelriss war…

The rest of the mechanism worked properly, says a preliminary report into the crash which killed 16 people.

Drei Tage nach dem schweren Standseilbahn-Unglück in Lissabon legt eine staatliche Untersuchungskommission einen ersten und vorläufigen Bericht zur Ursache vor. Ein Kabelriss war…

El guardafrenos no logró detener la cabina, que descendió a 60 kilómetros por hora hasta empotrarse en un edificio

Une « inspection visuelle » réalisée le matin de l’accident n’avait « détecté aucune anomalie », ont précisé les enquêteurs du Bureau d’enquête sur les accidents aériens et…

Investigators say it was not possible to visually inspect section of cable that separated before incident

Portuguese authorities released a highly anticipated preliminary report into the disaster at the popular tourist site, which killed 16 people this week.

The investigators stress they have not yet reached ‘valid conclusions’ about the cause of the crash