Overview

• Lisbon civil protection reports a provisional toll of 17 dead and 21 injured after the Glória funicular derailed around 18:05 and smashed into a nearby building.
• Prosecutors opened a judicial inquiry as technical teams collect evidence, with initial hypotheses focusing on a traction or safety cable rupture or a brake malfunction.
• Carris says scheduled checks were completed, citing a general maintenance in 2022 and an intermediate review in 2024, while unions highlight prior warnings about safety.
• Maintenance has been outsourced since 2022 to MNTC, a tender for the line was canceled days before the crash, and local media report a contract transition took effect on September 1.
• Authorities suspended other historic funiculars for inspections; identified victims include brake operator André Jorge Gonçalves Marques, and an Italian researcher injured in the incident has described the rescue scene.