US EditionDeath Toll in Lisbon Streetcar Crash Rises to 17 Amid Day of Mourning
Seventeen adults died and 21 were injured, including many tourists, in the crash of the historic Elevador da Gloria streetcar, prompting a national day of mourning.
- On September 3, 2025, Lisbon’s Gloria funicular derailed near Liberty Avenue around 6 p.m., killing 17 people and injuring 21 in Portugal’s capital.
- The accident happened during the evening rush hour with initial reports suggesting a snapped cable or faulty brakes, but the cause remains under investigation.
- The yellow-white funicular, a historic and popular tourist attraction carrying about 3 million passengers annually, crashed into a building and was found on its side with crumpled sides.
- Five people, including a three-year-old child, remain in serious condition, Lisbon Mayor Carlos Moedas expressed deep sorrow over the unprecedented tragedy, and the government declared a national day of mourning on September 4.
- Lisbon officials halted other funicular services for inspections, launched an investigation, and leaders including President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa expressed condolences to affected families.
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Portugal saved a day of national mourning this Thursday after the derailment of an emblematic funicular in Lisbon that caused at least 16 deaths and 22 injuries in one of the most tourist districts of the capital.The accident occurred on Wednesday afternoon near Libertad Avenue, when the famous funicular de la Gloria, which connects Rossio Square with the neighborhoods of Bairro Alto and Príncipe Real, left the road and crashed into a building.
The Gloria cable car is one of the biggest tourist attractions in Lisbon. The Serbian Embassy says that there is currently no information that Serbian citizens are among the injured and dead.
After the serious funicular accident in Lisbon, in which at least 17 people died and 23 others were injured, eyewitnesses describe terrible details
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