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Lisbon’s Elevador da Glória Derailment Kills 16 as Probes Intensify

Authorities have opened criminal and technical investigations into the funicular’s failure.

Tragedia en Lisboa: un tranvía turístico descarriló y dejó al menos 15 muertos. (AP)
A view shows the site of the accident after Gloria funicular railway car, a popular tourist attraction, derailed and crashed, resulting in multiple casualties, according to authorities, in Lisbon, Portugal, September 4, 2025. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
La gente se agolpa para ver el lugar del accidente, acordonado por la policía
Lisbon (Portugal), 03/09/2025.- Rescuers and firefighters operate at the scene after the Gloria funicular cable railway derailed in Lisbon, Portugal, 03 September 2025. At least three people died in the derailment, with emergency services reporting that several were injured and others are still trapped at the scene. (Lisboa) EFE/EPA/MIGUEL A. LOPES

Overview

  • Officials now put the death toll at 16 after Wednesday’s evening derailment on Calçada da Glória, with updated injury counts rising to 23 and several patients reported in critical condition.
  • Emergency services deployed more than 60 responders and over 20 vehicles, removing all victims from the wreckage and distributing the injured across major Lisbon hospitals.
  • Victims include foreign nationals, with identities and nationalities still being verified by health services and police as family notifications continue.
  • Lisbon operator Carris has suspended the city’s other funiculars for comprehensive inspections, and Portugal observed a national day of mourning alongside three days of municipal mourning.
  • The Polícia Judicial, the GPIAAF and prosecutors are securing evidence and leading parallel inquiries, while preliminary reporting centers on a possible cable or braking failure and renewed scrutiny of outsourced maintenance, last overhauled in 2022 with intermediate work in 2024.