The Death Toll from the Cable Car Accident in Lisbon Has Risen to Seventeen. Two Injured People died in The Hospital on Wednesday Night to Thursday, Accordination to the Emergency Services. The Portuguese Government has declared a day of national mourning.
21 Injured People are in The Hospital, Writes Jornal de Notícias . Accordance to the Civil Protection, they come from at Least Ten Countries. It would Involve at Least Four Portuguese, Two Germans and Two Spaniards. Other Victims would be from South Korea, Cape Verde, Canada, Italy, France, Switzerland and Morocco. The Identity of Four Injured People has not Yet Been Established, Reports Diário de Notícias .
Several Foreigners Have Been Killed In The Cable Car, which is Popular with Tourists. Accordance to reports, at Least One German Man was killed. 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, Reports The BBC .
It is Still Unclear How the Cable Car, which was at the top of the Hill, Could Derail. Eyewitnesses Saw How the so-Called Elevador da Glória Flew Out of the Bend around 6:05 pm and crashed into 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 Track 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 wreck 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.