At least 15 people were killed and 18 were injured on Wednesday after a horror crash on the iconic funicular railway in Lisbon, Portugal .

Shocking video from the aftermath shows the tram-like Gloria funicular crushed and destroyed following a derailment that left at least five of the injured in serious condition, officials said.

It is not yet known how many of those hurt are foreigners, they added, as the funicular is a popular tourist attraction. 3

“Lisbon is in mourning. This was a tragic accident … It’s a tragedy of the like we’ve never seen,” Mayor Carlos Moedas said.

Emergency services could be seen pulling bodies from the wreckage of the yellow-and-white electric-powered streetcar, which was lying on its side.

The cause of the crash on the funicular, which carries more t

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