With 250 people on board, the second locomotive derailed and dragged the rest of the train with it. One of the four passenger cars plunged into a six-meter-deep ravine, and another was left partially suspended. The accident resulted in the deaths of 13 people and left approximately 100 injured, 36 of whom are still receiving medical attention, according to a statement from the Mexican Navy.
Portuguese police have confirmed that three Britons were among the 16 people killed in Lisbon on Wednesday evening when one of the city's famous funicular streetcars derailed and hurtled down a hill and into a building. The accident, described by Portugal's prime minister, Luis Montenegro, as one of the biggest tragedies in our recent history, left 21 people injured, five of whom are in a serious condition.