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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Lisbon funicular cable disconnected before deadly crash, report finds

A cable snapped hours after a visual inspection, causing a Lisbon funicular crash that killed 16 and injured about 20 people.
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

What was behind the worst accident in the history of Lisbon's funiculars?

Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (right), accompanied by the Mayor of Lisbon, Carlos Moedas, and Prime Minister Luis Montenegro, visit the scene of the accident to lay flowers in memory of the victims.MIGUEL A. LOPES (EFE) Two days after the derailment of Lisbon's second-oldest funicular, details of the nationality of the victims have been cleared up, but the cause of the worst accident in the history of the capital's century-old cable railways is yet to be established.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

At least 15 killed when funicular derails in Portugal's capital, Lisbon

At least 15 people were killed and 18 injured when Lisbon's historic Elevador da Gloria funicular derailed and crashed due to a loose cable.
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