- The number of victims of the cable car accident in Lisbon reached 17.
- Another 21 people, including tourists, suffered injuries.
- Operation of other cable cars was preventively stopped.
The number of victims of Wednesday’s Glónie ground cable car in Lisbon, Portugal, increased to 17 on Thursday. This was announced by the rescue services after the death of two injured, TASR reports according to AP. All dead are adults, She told reporters the head of the Lisbon Office of Civil Protection Margarida Castro Martins. They did not provide their names or nationality, saying that they must first inform families.
Another 21 people suffered injuries, including the Portuguese and Two Germans, two Spaniards and one person from France, Italy, Switzerland, Canada, Morocco, South Korea and Cape Verde.
In Portugal, they declared state sadness on Thursday. The cause of the accident is not known and the authorities refused to comment on the guesses, whether the derailment and subsequent accident could have been caused by a brake failure or a broken rope.
Glónovka Glória from the 19th century is one of the technical attractions of Lisbon and the summer season is popular among foreign tourists who take a short but picturesque road on a steep hill. It is commonly used by the inhabitants of the city. It is ranked among the national monuments of Portugal. The Lisbon City Council has prevented the operation of three more lodging cable cars and ordered their security inspection.
