Elevator of Glory Decreased this Wednesday
The derailment of the Glory Elevator in Lisbon caused 15 deadly victims and 18 injured, five of which are seriously updated by INEM. “Lisbon is in mourning,” said Carlos Coins. The government decreed a day of national mourning.
Speaking to journalists on site, Tiago Augustoresponsible for the Event Planning Unit, State Protocol and Crisis Management (UPPEC) of INEM confirmed that 15 people lost their lives on Wednesday in Lisbon.
According to the same responsible, who said that all victims of the derailment have already been removed from the elevator, the accident also wounded, of which 5 In serious conditionand 13 light, including a child.
The Causes of the accident; SIC Notícias advances that it was caused by a Cable of the elevator that released.
The elevator, which derailed at 18:04 this Wednesday derail make the descendant routejust before he crossed the elevator that made the climb. Both are connected By this cable, so that the amount of movement of the descending vehicle helps the ascendant to rise.
The moment the cable released, the elevator that made the climb lost strength and retreated a meter, ending up crashingexplained to CNN Portugal an expert in rail transport.
Government decrees national grief
The government decreed A day of national mourningwhich will be fulfilled on Thursday, told Lusa source of the Prime Minister’s office.
“A tragic accident occurred With the Gloria’s lift in the municipality of Lisbon, on September 3, 2025, it caused the irreparable loss of human lives, which mourned their families and dismantled the country, ”says the decree approved by the Council of Ministers.
“The government decides to declare a day of national mourningas a manifestation of regret and solidarity of the Portuguese people. Thus: National grief is declared on September 4, 2025, ”adds the decree.
The Office of Luís Montenegro had already issued a statement in which government and prime minister deeply lamented the accident This afternoon occurred in the Glory Elevator saying that he is following “from the first moments” the situation and response of the various public authorities.
“The government has, from the first times, to follow the situation and the response of the various public emergency medical authorities, health units, civil protection, security forces and transportation, to whom guidance was transmitted to provision of all necessary support“, Says the executive.
The Mayor of Lisbon, Carlos CoinsHe said today that the city “is in mourning” after the derailment of the Glory Elevator, stressing that “there are deadly victims”, but at this time it is not possible to confirm the death toll.
“Lisbon is in mourning and is a tragic moment To our city, ”said Carlos Coins, speaking around 20:10 and adding that all relief teams are responding to this accident.
O President of the Republic He regretted the accident and, in a note published on the official website of Belém, speaks of “deadly victims”, as well as serious and light injuries.
“The President of the Republic deeply regrets the accident with the (funicular) elevator of Gloria, in Lisbon, in particular the deadly victims And the serious injuries, as well as the various minor injuries, ”says Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa’s note.
In the same text, the head of state presents “his regret and solidarity to families affected by this tragedy and hopes that the occurrence will be quickly clarified by the competent entities. ”
Carris regrets victims
Carris lamented the existence of victims in the derailment of the elevator of glory, and made known that opened an inquiry to investigate the causes of the accident.
“Following the accident that occurred this afternoon with the lift of Glory, Carris regrets the existence of a victimIf you are following the situation, ”said the company that manages the high of glory in a note sent to Lusa.
Carris also said that “they were all protocols performed and respected maintenance ”and that The last inspection was held last year.
According to the company, the general maintenance that occurs every four years, occurred in 2022 and the Last Interim Repairwhich is completed every two years, was made in 2024. “The monthly, weekly and daily inspection has been scrupulously fulfilled,” he said.
Speaking to journalists near the scene of the accident, in downtown Lisbon, the president of Carris, Pedro de Brito Bogashe said that 14 years that the maintenance of the Glory Elevator has been ensured by an outdoor company, and that an inquiry is underway to find out if it was a maintenance problem.
The plan also provides weekly and monthly maintenance and daily inspectionswhich were held, said Brito Bogas.
Brutal force
A witness to the accident heard by SIC Notícias says he saw the “unbridled” elevator brutal in a building and undo. The passers -by then began running to Avenida da Liberdade “afraid to clash in another and reach the road,” the witness reports.
Built by the Portuguese engineer Raoul mesnier you ponsard and inaugurated on October 24, 1885, the Glory Elevator is One of the three funicular History of Lisbon, the second of the genre to be present in the streets of the capital.
Its route, which connects the Praça dos Restauradores, in the city center, to the Alto neighborhood (more precisely, to the garden of São Pedro de Alcântara), is short, of fence 265 meters, but very steepand serves both tourists and Lisboners who move between the center and the Alto Bairro. Cars still maintain the traditional aspect today, yellow -painted and painted.
