At least 15 killed in crash on Lisbon's historic cable car railway

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At least 15 people died and 18 were injured on Wednesday (Sept 3) when Lisbon's Gloria funicular railway car, which is popular with tourists and is one of the city's symbols, derailed and crashed.  Authorities did not identify the victims or disclose their nationalities, but said some foreign nationals were among the dead.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/39khrsze  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00At least 15 people were killed and 18 others injured when Lisbon's iconic Gloria Funicular

00:08Electric Railway derailed and crashed on Wednesday. The carriage sped uncontrollably

00:13down a steep slope around 6.15 p.m. local time before crashing into a building with

00:18brutal force. Emergency crews deployed 62 rescuers and 22 support vehicles to free survivors

00:25from the wreckage. Five of the injured remain in critical condition, while officials confirmed

00:31that some foreign nationals were among the dead, though victims have yet to be identified.

00:36Authorities said it was too early to determine the cause, but indicated the crash was triggered

00:41by a loose cable in the funicular system.

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