- At least 15 people died in the Glóni cable car accident.
- Among the victims are foreigners, their origin is unknown.
- The transport company started the investigation.
The President of the European Commission Ursula von Der Leyen on Wednesday expressed his condolences to the families of the victims of the iconic Lisbon Gog -Cable Condition of Glón. Derailment and subsequent cable car crash required at least 15 dead and 18 injured. According to rescue services, the victims are foreigners. According to AFP reports and BBC, TASR reports this.
“I learned with sadness about derailish … I express deep condolences to the families of the victims,” Leyen wrote on the social network X. Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa expressed “compassion and solidarity with families affected by this tragedy”. The government declared Thursday a day of state mourning, while the city of Lisbon announced a three -day sadness.
The accident occurred on Wednesday at about 18:15 local time and according to the British station it is not clear how many people were in the cable car at the time of the incident. The images from the accident site depict an inverted and almost completely destroyed cable car, from under the ruins of which rescuers pull people out.
The security forces claim that at least 15 people were killed, including foreigners whose nationality has not yet been verified. The cause of the accident is not yet known and, according to the Lisbon authorities, it is still too early to determine it. However, the BBC, referring to the Observador portal, informed that He released the cable along the track, which caused the cable car to lose control and hit the nearby building.
The transport company Carris, which operates the cable car, said it started an accident investigation and added that “all maintenance protocols” were followed. Tourists popular Lisbon cable car is similar to the tram and transports passengers up and down on the steep slopes of Lisbon. The cable car can transport 43 passengers at the same time.
