Three British nationals are among the sixteen people who died following a tragic accident involving the Gloria funicular in Lisbon. This incident occurred around six o’clock on Wednesday evening and left an additional twenty-two people injured. Eyewitnesses reported that one carriage of the funicular was almost entirely destroyed, prompting emergency workers to scramble to rescue those trapped inside the wreckage.

Authorities have confirmed the nationalities of eleven victims, which include five individuals from Portugal, four of whom were employees at a charity near the funicular. The Portuguese government office for air and rail accident investigations is conducting further inquiries into the cause of the crash, and a preliminary report is expected to be released today.

Among the injured are twelve women, seven men, and a three-year-old child. Rescue operations revealed that numerous foreign nationals were affected, including individuals from Germany, Spain, Italy, France, and Morocco. A mass in memory of the victims took place on Thursday evening, attended by high-ranking officials, as the city mourns.

This event has prompted the Portuguese government to declare three days of municipal mourning, while a national day of grief was observed yesterday. The Gloria funicular, a well-known tourist attraction, was operating at full capacity when the tragedy struck, raising concerns about the safety of similar transport systems throughout the region.