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Report on deadly Portugal streetcar derailment describes failure of cable connecting cabins

The first investigative report on the deadly Portugal streetcar derailment reveals that a cable connecting two cabins snapped ...

Lisbon streetcar crash death toll rises to 16, including U.S. citizen, as Portugal observes day of mourning

Cordoned off by police, the crumpled wreckage of the yellow-and-white streetcar known as Elevador da Glória was still on the ...

Lisbon funicular crash: Kayleigh Smith's poignant final Instagram post before tragic death

Kayleigh Smith and her partner Will Nelson were two of three Brits killed in the Lisbon funicular crash, which saw the ...

Witnesses Recount Fatal Plummet of Lisbon Funicular, as Officials Seek Cause

The crash, at a popular tourist site, killed at least 16 people. The authorities were working to identify the victims, who ...

Boy, 3, pulled from Lisbon funicular wreckage as father dies and mother fights for life

A three-year-old German boy was pulled alive from the wreckage of a tram carriage in Lisbon after it derailed and crashed ...