LISBON (Reuters) -Problems with a cable likely caused a Lisbon funicular railwaypopular with tourists to hurtle down a hill, killing at least 16people and injuring another 22 when it crashed into a building, according to a preliminary report.

The yellow tram-like carriage, which carries people up and down a steep hillside in the Portuguese capital, hit a building after leaving the track on Wednesday, just metres from its twin at the bottom of a steep hill.

Portugal’s Office for Air and Rail Accident Investigations on Saturday released its first investigative report into the crash.

The report said the cabins had travelled “not more than about six meters” when they “suddenly lost the balancing force provided by the cable connecting them.”

“Cabin No. 2 suddenly reversed, its movement halt

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