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The fatal accident that killed 16 people and injured at least 20 people on Calçada da Glória's funicular railway in Lisbon, Portugal, was caused by a faulty wire, a preliminary report from the Gabinete de Prevenção e Investigação de Acidentes com Aeronaves e de Acidentes Ferroviários ( GPIAAF ) determined

An investigation found that the driver of the vehicle attempted to avert the collision

The haulage cable connecting the two cabins was the root cause of the accident, per a preliminary report from GPIAAF

The fatal incident involving Calçada da Glória's funicular railway, a national monument in Lisbon, Portugal, was caused by a faulty wire in the vehicle, and the driver attempted to avert the fatal crash that killed 16 people.

"The haulage cable connecting the two cabin

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