Lisbon Funicular Disaster: Initial Probe Points to Cable Snap, Brake Failure
Lisbon Funicular Disaster: Initial Probe Points to Cable Snap, Brake Failure
Initial findings from the ongoing investigation into Wednesday’s tragic Lisbon funicular crash indicate that the connecting cable snapped just moments before the disaster. Investigators also revealed that while the brakeman applied the brakes, they lacked the sufficient capacity to prevent the accident.
The report detailed that both carriages had only traveled a mere six meters after departing their stations around 6 p.m. on Wednesday when the critical cable failure occurred. The devastating incident claimed the lives of sixteen people, including five Portuguese nationals and eleven foreigners, among them two South Koreans, one Swiss, three Britons, two Canadians, one Ukrainian, one American, and one French citizen.
The tragedy unfolds as Lisbon prepares for local elections next month, with incumbent Mayor Carlos Moedas, a former European Commissioner, seeking re-election for a second term.
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