"At least 17 people died and 21 were injured when Lisbon's Gloria funicular railway car derailed and crashed Streetcar is popular with tourists and is one of the city's symbols Foreign nationals were among the dead Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Harris said the thoughts of the Irish people were with those in Lisbon Department of Foreign Affairs confirm they are not aware of any Irish citizens affected"
"Footage from the site showed the mangled wreckage of the yellow tram-like funicular, which carries people up and down a steep hillside in the Portuguese capital, lying where it had left the track and hit a building, just metres from another car at the bottom of the hill. Eliane Chaves, a Brazilian who has lived in Lisbon for 20 years, said she walked past the funicular every day."
At least 17 people died and 21 were injured when Lisbon's Gloria funicular railway car derailed and crashed. Foreign nationals were among the dead, and five people were gravely injured. The city's remaining two funicular lines were shut for inspections. Footage showed the mangled yellow tram-like car off the track, having hit a building near another car at the bottom of the hill. National mourning was declared and the government set a national day of mourning. Officials and the president expressed hope that investigators would quickly determine the cause. Union leaders said workers had previously complained about problems with the funicular.
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