At the moment, the authorities did not reveal the identities of the victims, but among the deceased there would be some foreigners.
He derailment of the funicular of gloryone of the most emblematic public transport of Lisbon, caused the death of 15 people and injuries to another 18, five of them seriousaccording to data from the Public Security Police. It is not about the most important icons of the Portuguese capital.
The accident occurred at 18.05 (local time) in the Plaza de los Restauradoresa very busy area by tourists, and the images showed transportation after impacting a road building.
A witness told the news chain SIC that the funicular descended “rampant“On the slope, he crashed with a building and” he got rid like a cardboard box, He had no brake. ”
The President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa He expressed “deep sadness” for the accident, while the prime minister Luís Montenegro He expressed his solidarity and announced that the causes will be investigated.
For its part, the Judicial Police He already deployed a team in the place, while the mayor Carlos Moedaswho approached the area a few hours later, said: “Lisbon is mourning”
The authorities did not want to identify the victims or reveal their nationalities, but said that Among the deceased there would be some foreigners.
In social networks, images circulated where The shattered funicular is observedwrapped in smoke, while people tried to help passengers.
What is the funicular of the glory of Lisbon
He Funicular of glorydeclared National Monument in 2002it is an elevator that connects the Plaza de los Restauradores with the Alto neighborhood. It is not the first time that it records incidents: in 2018 a maintenance failure left him out of service without victims.
In 2022, the public company Carris outsourced the maintenance service of the elevators to the firm Mainoperation questioned by workers for “poor maintenance”, As reported Public.
Source: Ambito
