"A cable linking two cabins snapped shortly before the funicular crash that killed 16 people in Lisbon this week, hours after the cable had passed a visual check, accident inspectors have said. The information came in a note on Wednesday's accident published by Portugal's air and rail accident investigations bureau (GPIAAF). According to the evidence observed so far, the scheduled maintenance plan was up to date, and a scheduled visual inspection had been conducted on the morning of the accident,"
"But it had not been possible to visually inspect the condition of the section of the cable where it separated from the vehicle before the crash, it added. According to the investigators' initial findings, the funicular crashed at a speed of 60km/h (37mph). The whole incident happened in just 50 seconds, they added. Investigators had already announced that 11 foreign nationals were among the 16 people killed in Wednesday's crash."
"Three Britons, two South Koreans, two Canadians, one Frenchwoman, one Swiss, one American and one Ukrainian were identified among the victims. In all, about 20 people were injured, including at least 11 foreign nationals, the emergency services have said. The Portuguese victims included four members of staff from the same social care institution, whose offices are situated at the top of the steep side-road serviced by the funicular."
A cable linking two cabins snapped shortly before a funicular crash in Lisbon, hours after the cable had passed a visual check. Scheduled maintenance was up to date and a visual inspection that morning detected no anomalies in the cable or braking systems, but the specific cable section that separated could not be visually inspected. The funicular crashed at about 60 km/h and the whole incident lasted roughly 50 seconds. Sixteen people were killed, including 11 foreign nationals, and around 20 were injured. Two independent investigations are under way and a preliminary report will be published within 45 days.
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