What we know so far about Lisbon Funicular Accidents | World News

Portuguese authorities have stated three days of mourning after the Gloria Fundicular Lisbon icon fell, killed 17 people and injured 23.

One of the cars on the train like a tram slip and fall During rush hour night Wednesday.

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When an emergency service works to attract people from the ruins, the mayor of the city, Carlos Moedas, declared it as an unprecedented tragedy. This is what we know so far.

What has happened?

The Gloria Funicular, a national monument that is very popular among tourists, operates as usual between restaurants in downtown Lisbon and Bairro Alto environment on Wednesday night.

This trip is only 265m (870 feet) and takes three minutes but operates a steep hill, with two cars traveling in the opposite direction.

Around 6 pm, the top car reportedly drove down the hill before leaving the rail and crashed into a 30m building (98 feet) from the bottom of the line.

According to the people who were in the lower departure, a few meters to their climb, it began to retreat. When they saw another car driving towards them, they jumped over the window to escape.

Swiss tourist Rasha Abdul tells Correspondent Sky’s Europe Alistair Bunkall Her husband ran away first, allowing her to transmit their three -year -old son to him before he came out and the top car crashed only a few meters from them.

“We are afraid that it will fall with us – the fact that it falls there [on the corner] Save us, “he said.” When I came out, everything was dusty and blurred. “

What caused him to slip?

It is unclear what causes the drive not to function and slip.

The New York Times reported that the Lisbon fire extinguisher said that happened as a result of “loose cables”. But officials have refused to be withdrawn to witness speculation that the driving brakes were wrong.

The leader of the Fectrans trade union said that workers had expressed concern about the problem with the tension of the transport cable that made the braking difficult.

According to Carris, the company runs the train, the scheduled maintenance has been carried out.

Dave Cooper’s engineer told Sky News, local investigators need to determine why the two “separated companies”.

“The fact that you can see the two cars in the same news injection tells you that there is something wrong because while the one is at the bottom, the other must be above,” the head of the British Standard Committee for Cableways to the cableways told the cableways Presenter Gareth Barlow.

He said the two cars might have been released because of errors with cables or their points connected to the car.

Describing what might happen, he added: “The top car has lost the suspension. Then what seems to have happened is a career down the hill and has been far enough to get to the place to do.

“It came to the bend and the rail wanted him to bend it but it was caring for and attacking the building.”

The situation is likely to be worse by the fact that the train is in full capacity of up to 14 tons of total, said Cooper.

Who is the victim?

On Thursday morning, the Portuguese Civil Protection Authority said 17 people were killed in the accident and 23 were injured.

All killed are adults – eight women and seven men, he said. The details of the two further victims who died of their injuries at the hospital on Thursday morning had not been revealed.

Only one of the dead mentioned so far. Sitra’s transportation union said Andre Marques died on Wednesday due to the accident.

Local media reported that four of those who died worked for the biggest charity in Portugal, Msericordia de Lisboa Santa Casa, whose officers were near Funicular.

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Those injured, including 12 women and seven men aged between 25 and 65 years and a three -year -old child, said the Civil Protection Authority.

Nationality 15 of them have been revealed and included three people from Portugal, two from Germany, one from Spain, one from South Korea, one from Cape Verde, one from Canada, one from Italy, one from France, one from Switzerland, and one from Morocco.

According to CNN Portugfal, both from Germany were three-year-old boy and his mother, both of whom were withdrawn from the ruins.

Foreign offices, Commonwealth, and British development said “Knowing the incident” and “related to local authorities”.

“We stood to provide consular assistance if there were British citizens affected,” a spokesman said in a statement.

What has been said by officials so far?

Mayor Lisbon, Mr. Moedas, stated that three days of mourning in the city.

“I expressed his sincere condolences to all the families and friends of the victim. Lisbon is grieving,” he said.

He described the incident to the Portuguese news site Diario de Noticias as “Tragedy that never happened in our city”.

“This moment is to act and help. I thank you all for their responses in a few minutes. The only thing I can say is that this is a very tragic day,” he added.

The Pope sent a “sincere condolence” and “spiritual closeness” to those affected by the accident, while British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said his mind with their victims and families.

European Union Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen posted on X: “Sadly I know about the raising of ‘Da Gloria’ Elevador Dissing. My condolences to the families of the victims.”

Portuguese Minister of Defense Nuno Melo said: “An accident in Lisbon with Gloria elevator is a tragedy that caused a strong commotion and concern in Portugal and in the world … I reveal all my solidarity and offer sincere condolences to the families of the victims, hoping for a rapid recovery for injury.”