Two people died in the hospital; Of the 15 victims killed at the time of the accident, they were all adults, 7 men and 8 women
The number of dead rose to 17 on Wednesday (3.Set.2025) in the Glory Elevator in Lisbon (Portugal).
According to Margarida Castro Martins, director of, the derailment caused the death of 15 people at the time of the accident. Two others died in the hospital at night as a result of the injuries.
Among the 15 dead, 7 were men and 8 women. All were adults aged 24 to 65 years. There is still no information about the two victims who died in the hospital.
One of the 2 cars made the deceiving trajectory when he derailed and crashed into a building. With a capacity of 42 passengers, it took 38 people at the time of the accident.
The name of one of the victims was revealed by Sitra (Transport Workers Union). It was André Marques, who worked as the elevator’s guard.
With a 275 -meter course and 17%inclination, the Gloria elevator connected the Restauradores Square in Baixa and the São Pedro de Alcântara Garden in Bairro Alto. The trip was made dozens of times a day. The elevator was the busiest in the city: according to the Lisbon Chamber, there were about.
In, the president of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (independent), expressed regret for “fatal victims and serious injuries“. He also expressed solidarity with families affected by the tragedy and said he hoped the case”rapidly”.
The City Council decreed 3 days of mourning, while the Portuguese government decreed national mourning.
(Aircraft and rail accident prevention and investigation Office) said an investigation will be open to find out what caused the cable car derailment.
Maintenance of elevators
Carris President Pedro Bogas said all maintenance protocols “were scrupulously respectedAnd that this service has been outsourced for 14 years.
The responsible for maintaining 4 Lisbon elevators, including Gloria, from 2022 until the end of August this year was the company Main (MNTC – Engineering Technical Services). CML (Lisbon City Council) temporarily the operation of 3 elevators of the Portuguese capital for inspections.
The contract signed between the company and Carris set the global service value at € 995,515.20. Most of it (€ 851,515.20) was paid in 36 monthly installments of € 5,913.30 per elevator. This is the document (PDF – 473 kb).
The new contest, opened on April 28, was, because all proposals of companies exceeded the budget provided for by Carris, of € 1.19 million.
Carris has stated that there is a new contract in force since September 1 and that the maintenance service has been preserved.
