At least 15 people were killed when a world-famous funicular railcar derailed and overturned in Lisbon, Portugal, on Wednesday.
A carriage on Glória Funicular, which connects Lisbon’s downtown near the Restauradores Square with its upper quarter, known as the Bairro Alto, derailed at around 6:15 p.m. local time (1:15 p.m. E.T.), overturning onto its side and crashing into a building. At least 23 others were injured in the crash, including five who are in critical condition, according to a police statement to Portuguese network SIC .
“The Government and the Prime Minister deeply regret the accident that occurred this afternoon in the Glória elevator in Lisbon, and express their deep consternation and solidarity with the victims and their families,” the office of Portugal’s Prime Ministe