Death toll rises as Portugal mourns Lisbon funicular crash tragedy
- Portugal observed a national day of mourning on Thursday after a funicular derailment in Lisbon killed 16 people and injured 21, marking the capital's worst accident in recent history.
- The incident occurred on Wednesday evening when the Elevador da Gloria, a popular 19th-century funicular, crashed into a building.
- Authorities have not yet released information about the victims, while accident investigators are working to determine the cause, with speculation including a faulty brake or snapped cable.
- The funicular's crumpled wreckage remained at the scene, cordoned off by police, as pathologists worked through the night on autopsies.
- Lisbon's city council halted operations of three other funiculars for immediate inspections, and the operating company, Carris, offered condolences and pledged a thorough investigation.