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The Glory Elevator in Lisbon derailed Wednesday afternoon, resulting in 15 deadly victims and 23 injured. In an interview with SIC Notícias, the director of the Lisbon Judicial Police and Vale do Tagus classified the incident as an “exception scenario”. According to João Oliveira PJ will continue to investigate the accident, but there is no evidence of criminal action.
The Elevator of Gloria, in Lisbon, on the sidewalk of glory. The accident resulted in 15 deadly victims and 23 injured, of which more than five are in serious condition, some in a critical situation.
Initially, it was spoken in 18 injured, but the Updated balance was confirmed to SIC Notícias by the director of the Judicial Police of Lisbon and Vale do Tagus, João Oliveira, in an interview in the Jornal da Midnoite.
Responsible classified the tragedy as a “exception scenario” and explained the difficulties in the work of identifying the victims:
“We are facing a mass disaster. There is a great difficulty in identifying victims here because, among them, some are of foreign nationality.”
Questioned about nationalities, João Oliveira chose not to comment.
“ISto is a scenario of exception, not a typical crime scene “
The director of PJ also pointed out that, in accidents of this dimension, the total preservation of the place is practically impossible:
“The ideal would be that the place had been strictly preserved. We understood that in such a situation this is an impossible mission.”
Faced with the questions about the PJ’s performance, the director explained:
“I reinforce the idea that this is a scenario of exception, it is not a typical crime scene. We have no safe indicator that can point to a criminal action at the source of these facts.”
Elevator wreckage will be expertise
The official added that the Judicial Police arrived at the scene shortly after being aware of the accident and that maintains close collaboration with the National Institute of Forensic Medicine.
In addition, it ensured that the research teams will continue to collect evidence, And the goal is that, Until tomorrow morning, all or at least most victims are identified.
On the investigation to the equipment, João Oliveira confirmed that the wreckage of the elevator will be expertise Already this Thursday.
“Everything is needed to be done,” he said.
So far, It was not yet possible to determine how many people followed in the elevator at the time of derailment.
