Tiago Petinga / Lusa
Elevator of Gloria, who derailed this Wednesday in Lisbon
The Lisbon Civil Protection today corrected the number of deadly victims of the derailment of the Glory Elevator, which is after 16 and not 17, as disclosed this morning. They are also identifying three of the people who have lost their lives in the tragic accident.
The number of deadly victims of the glory elevator that occurred on Wednesday It is 16 and not 17as advanced initially. There is still 6 injured in intensive carethe SNS executive direction said.
“Based on the available sources, the death of two victims was informed at tonight in hospitals. Information is not correcthaving determined a Duplication of a record“, Says a note from the Lisbon Civil Protection, Margarida Castro Martins, sent to the Lusa Agency.
“It is correct and clarifies that Died a person tonight at the São José Hospital, thus having 16 deadly victims, not 17 As informed this morning, ”says Margarida Castro Martins, who regrets the lapse.
Santa Maria Hospital indicated have attended eight injuredfive of which were discharged, with the remaining three divided by pediatrics (a child, without gravity), one in intensive care and one in the urgent observation service.
The São Francisco Xavier arrived three injuredone of which is in critical condition and underwent surgery on Wednesday, and two are polytraumatized and are still hospitalized (two Portuguese and one South Korean). THE Amadora Sintra Hospital received two injuries who had been discharged and Cascais arrived a woman with slight injuries that has also been discharged.
Regarding the 15 deadly victims declared at the scene of the accident, Margarida Castro Martins said this morning that they are seven men and eight womenall adults, including foreigners.
Identified nationalities of 13 deadly victims
The Attorney General’s Office advanced this Thursday that it was possible Identify 8 of 16 victims who died following the derailment of the Glory Elevator in Lisbon, being 5 Portuguese nationality2 of Korean nationality and a Switzerland.
According to the note sent to the newsrooms around 16.30h, the PGR said that “ procedures for identifying the remaining eightAnd that the open inquiry is in charge of the Lisbon Department of Investigation and Criminal Action.
Already around 18.30h, the director of the Judicial Police (PJ) said that “with great probability” were 5 more mortal victims identified of the accident with the elevator of glory, being they A German citizen, two Canadiansa Ukrainian and an American.
According to the director of PJ, Luís Neves, The information collected in accommodation newsletters and also with family members who contacted the PJ through the line created for the purpose allows you to assign “highly”Identification and nationalities to five of the deadly victims.
Luís Neves said determine the identity of three of the victims mortals.
Santa Casa confirms death of 4 workers
The Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa confirmed that Four of the 16 people who died following the derailment of the Glory Elevator in Lisbon, worked in this institution.
Through a note sent to the newsrooms, Santa Casa regretted the death of the four workers and said that Two other workers remain hospitalized.
“The Santa Casa family is in mourning and the words don’t arrive To express the enormous sadness that unites us in this moment of pain and dismay ”, it reads in the statement, which adds that the mercy of Lisbon will celebrate this Friday, A Mass in the Church of São Roqueat 12:30, “in honor of the workers who were victims in this tragedy.”
“It is in shock that we all find ourselves. Let’s lose colleagues, friendS, people we shared our daily lives and our mission, ”said the Santa Casa provider, Paulo Sousa.
