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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.

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.