At least 15 killed, many hurt in Lisbon crash of funicular rail car

At least 15 killed, many hurt in Lisbon crash of funicular rail car

At least 15 people died and 18 were injured on Wednesday, September 3, when Lisbon's Gloria funicular railway car, which is popular with tourists and is one of the city's symbols, derailed and crashed, an emergency medical service spokesperson told reporters.

Authorities did not identify the victims or disclose their nationalities, but said some foreign nationals were among the dead. Five people were gravely injured, the spokesperson said.

Footage from the site showed the destroyed yellow tram-like funicular, which carries people up and down a steep hillside in the Portuguese capital. Emergency workers were pulling people out of the wreckage.

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