Breaking News: Cable Snaps, Lisbon Funicular Crashes in Shocking Accident
At least sixteen people have died and about twenty are injured after a cable snapped on the iconic Glória funicular railway in Lisbon, causing one of its carriages to derail and crash into a building.
The incident occurred on Wednesday evening, with five Portuguese nationals among the dead. Other victims include three Britons, two South Koreans, two Canadians, an American, a Ukrainian, a Swiss, and a French national.
Preliminary reports indicate that the cable connecting the two carriages gave way, but the rest of the mechanism was functioning properly at the time of the crash.
The 140-year-old funicular railway is designed to travel up and down steep slopes in Lisbon. The cause of the accident remains under investigation, with officials working to determine the exact circumstances surrounding the snapped cable.
Portugal's prime minister, Luis Montenegro, has described the incident as "one of the biggest tragedies of our recent past."
This is a developing story, and we will provide updates as more information becomes available.
*This is a developing story. Updates will be provided as more information becomes available. Based on reporting from Bbc.*
