It was just after 18:00 on Wednesday when a carriage on Lisbon’s famous Gloria funicular careened around the bend of a steep cobblestoned street, crashed into a building, and crumpled, eyewitnesses said.
The carriage “lost control”, descending at full speed and crashing on its side, Helen Chow, who was at the base of the hill, told the BBC.
It sounded like a bomb, she said, followed by “complete scary silence… There was pitch black smoke. Once it dissipated, you saw exactly what happened.”
The Gloria Funicular, one of Lisbon's calling cards, has crashed to the ground with people inside.
Three people died and about 20 were injured, local media write.
The Sapo publication specifies that the cable may have snapped. pic.twitter.com/9nCtcgg9HS
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Footage from Lisbon shows the aftermath of a funicular crash that killed at least 17 people and injured 21. The yellow carriage came off the track after a cable snapped, slamming into a building as emergency crews and investigators rushed to the scene. pic.twitter.com/ErlWsFdAhm
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