A serious accident occurred on Wednesday in the center of Lisbon, when One of the Gloria elevator cars, an emblematic tourist funicular of the Portuguese capital, derailed and crashed against the floor of the hill.
As reported to EFE A source of firefighters Zapators of the city, in the incident there were at least twenty “victims”, although without specifying whether they are deceased or injured.
The newspaper The world He said that at least three people died and about 20 were injured.
The disseminated images show the virtually destroyed car, with the crushed ceiling, while Emergency teams worked to rescue the occupants trapped among the remains.
The accident of this funicular in Lisbon occurred minutes before six in the afternoon, local time. So far the causes that caused the derailment are unknown.
The president of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, lamented what happened and talked about a “serious accident” with “fatalities”according to the agency Portuguese.
In the area there is a wide police deployment, which closed access to the place while emergency services continue the rescue work, he reported EFE.
Close-Up Fotage Shows Lisbon’s Iconic Funicular Gloria, Also Known As The Elevator da Gloria, after it Derailed, Leaving at Least Three Dead and 20 Injurate.
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