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

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

Watch live as emergency crews work at the site of Lisbon’s Gloria funicular railway crash on Thursday (4 September).

Eyewitnesses tell local media the streetcar careened down the hill

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

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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

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

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

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

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.

Un'indagine ha confermato la rottura di un cavo, eppure i controlli erano stati fatti regolarmente

LISBON: Problems with a cable likely caused a Lisbon funicular railway popular with tourists to hurtle down a hill, killing at least 16 people and injuring another 22 when it…