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Lisbon cable car crash: Death toll rises to 15

2025-09-03 22:13:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Lisbon cable car crash: Death toll rises to 15

At least 15 people were killed and several others injured when a funicular train derailed in Lisbon, Portugal, on Wednesday, according to a police source who spoke to the media.

Emergency crews are at the scene, where several people remain trapped.

The updated death toll comes after a source in the Public Security Police said at least three people had been killed when the derailment occurred and there were about two dozen injured - at least nine of whom were in serious condition.

"It is a tragic day for our city. It is a very difficult day for all of us. Right now all the teams, the Lisbon municipality, the emergency services (INEM), civil protection, firefighters, we are all on the scene trying to help the victims of this tragic, very serious accident in the city of Lisbon," Lisbon Mayor Carlos Moedas said on Wednesday evening.

The Glória funicular, which can carry up to 42 people, is a Lisbon landmark and is very popular among tourists visiting the city.

It is more than a century old, having first opened in 1885, according to Lisbon's official tourism website.

The cause of the derailment remains unclear. According to CNN Portugal, the Homicide Brigade of the Judicial Police is one of the teams investigating./ CNA, translated by CNN





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