At Least 15 People Killed And Many Injured In Crash Of Funicular Railway In Lisbon

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An investigation is underway to find nan origin of nan accident,

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Emergency teams activity astatine nan tract of a derailed electrical streetcar successful Lisbon connected Wednesday. Armando Franca / AP

Sept. 3, 2025, 4:24 PM EDT / Updated Sept. 3, 2025, 4:38 PM EDT

At slightest 15 group were killed and much than a twelve were injured successful a clang of nan celebrated funicular railway successful Lisbon connected Wednesday, according to section authorities.

Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro expressed condolences for nan victims successful a connection and said that an investigation has been launched to find nan origin of nan accident.

One video posted connected societal media showed a yellowish funicular car laying connected its broadside amidst scattered debris pinch nan tile cracked open. A abstracted video showed group searching done nan twisted metallic of nan wreckage.

NBC News could not independently verify nan authenticity of nan videos.

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Babak Dehghanpisheh

Babak Dehghanpisheh is an NBC News Digital world editor based successful New York.

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