At least 15 people were killed when Lisbon’s Gloria funicular railcar derailed and crashed, emergency services said.Portugal’s President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa shared his condolences with the families affected by what he described as a tragedy.The Portuguese government has announced a day of national mourning, while officials in Lisbon have declared three days of mourning in the capital city.What happened in Lisbon?At about 6:15pm local time (17:15 GMT), a carriage on Lisbon’s world-famous funicular electric railway derailed and crashed.Witnesses said they heard a loud noise before one of the trams sped down a steep slope in the city, apparently out of control.“It hit a building with brutal force and collapsed like a cardboard box; it had no brakes,” a witness told the AFP news agency.Photos showed the tram carriage toppled on its side along the narrow road it usually travels. The sides and roof of the carriage were partly crumpled by the impact after it appeared to have struck a bend in the road at speed.Local media reported that emergency crews responded quickly, deploying 62 rescuers and 22 support vehicles to help survivors trapped in the wreckage. An accident involving a funicular railcar caused several deaths and serious injuries in Lisbon, Portugal, on Wednesday [Patricia de Melo Moreira/AFP]Authorities said it was too early to determine the cause of the accident.The Lisbon Firefighters Regiment reported that the crash was caused by a “cable that came loose” in the funicular system. Advertisement At least 15 people were killed and 18 others i …
