The two people of Spanish nationality who had been injured in, have already been discharged, as confirmed this morning the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, reports the chain.
“The Consulate of Spain in Lisbon is in permanent contact with the Portuguese authorities” and for the moment it is ruled out that there is a deadly victim of Spanish nationality, they previously said the same sources consulted by EFE, last night.
At least fifteen people died and another 18 were injured, of which five are in serious condition, after the elevator of Gloria (gloria elevator), a well -known tourist funicular in the center of Lisbon, derail this Wednesday
These figures were offered at a press conference on the ground by a spokesman of the National Emergency Medical Institute (INEM), Tiago Augusto, who updated the data of victims of the accident suffered by the funicular, which connects the Plaza de los Restauradores with the Alto Bairro and the viewpoint of São Pedro de Alcântara.
The injured were transported to several hospitals in the Portuguese capital, added Augusto, who explained that among the 13 minor injured is a child admitted to the Santa Maria hospital.
At the moment, the Portuguese authorities have not confirmed the nationality of the deceased or specified the causes that caused the derailment of the funicular, which was crushed against a building in a curve.
