Lisbon Funicular Tragedy: Cable Snapped Before Deadly Crash, Initial Report Confirms
Lisbon Funicular Tragedy: Cable Snapped Before Deadly Crash, Initial Report Confirms A critical cable linking two cabins of Lisbon’s Gloria funicular snapped shortly before the deadly crash this past Wednesday, an initial investigative report released on Saturday has confirmed. The incident, which occurred near Avenida da Liberdade, resulted in 16 fatalities and 21 injuries, marking one of the city’s worst recent tragedies. According to findings from Portugal’s air and rail accident investigations bureau (GPIAAF), the cable had passed a visual…