Overview

• Authorities confirmed 17 fatalities and 21 injuries, with all those killed adults and injured including citizens of Portugal and travelers from Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Canada, Morocco, South Korea and Cape Verde.
• The Elevador da Glória derailed during a downhill run near Praça dos Restauradores, toppled, and struck a building, according to eyewitness accounts and officials.
• Portugal’s criminal police opened a case and the accident investigation office GPIAAF is examining technical causes, with brake failure or a broken traction cable under review.
• The operator Carris says required maintenance was up to date, while Lisbon halted all three historic funiculars for technical checks.
• The government declared a national day of mourning as autopsies and victim identification proceed, and foreign ministries, including Germany’s, provide consular support.