The Death Toll From The Cable Car Accident in Lisbon Has Risen to Sixteen. Portuguese Authorities PreviOutly Reported Seventeen Deaths on Thorsday, but later Adjusted that number to sixteen.
One of the Injured died in The Hospital on Wednesday Night, Emergency Services Report. The Portuguese Government has declared a day of national mourning.
21 Injured are in The Hospital, Writes Jornal de Notícias . Accordance to the Civil Protection, they come from at Least Ten Countries. These would include at Least Four Portuguese, Two Germans and Two Spaniards. Other Victims are said to be from South Korea, Cape Verde, Canada, Italy, France, Switzerland and Morocco. The Identity of Four Injured Persons has not yet leg established, reports Diário de Notícias .
There are no indications that are Dutch people among the victims, the ministry of foreign affairs announced on Thursday. But that is not Yet Certain. “The Investigation by Local Portuguese Authorities is Still Ongeing,” A Spokesperson Told Press Agency ANP .
Several Foreigners Have died in the Cable Car Popular with Tourists. Accordance to reports, at Least One German man died. His Wife is Said to Be in Critical Condition in The Hospital. Their Three-Year-old Child was Slightly Injured, Accordination to Observador . The Portuguese Driver of the Cable Car also Did Not Survive the Accident, The BBC Reports.
It is Still Unclear How the Cable Car, which was at the top of the hill, could have derailed. Eyewitnesses saw how the so-called elevador da glória flew out of the bend around 6:05 pm and collided with houses on the edge of the street. At the time of the accident, All 42 Places in the Cable Car Were Occupied.
The Vehicle Travels A Steep Route of Almost 300 Meters through the Portuguese Capital. The Cable Car is Therefore A Popular Attraction for Tourists. The Line was well into use in 1885.
The Investigation Into The Cause of the Accident is ons. The Wreckage has not yet leg cleared. The Other Cable Cars in Lisbon Willin Stationary for the Time Being. That has been announced by Mayor Carlos Moedas to the Transport Company.