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fromwww.dw.com
1 day ago
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Lisbon funicular cable disconnected before crash report DW 09/07/2025

A connecting cable on Lisbon's Gloria funicular snapped shortly before the derailment, causing loss of balance and a crash that killed 16 and injured 21.
fromIrish Independent
4 days ago
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Portugal investigates crash on historic Lisbon funicular that killed 16

A Lisbon funicular carriage plunged after a snapped traction cable, killing 16 and injuring dozens; workers had previously flagged cable tension concerns.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days 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
3 days 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
5 days 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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