Cable snapped in Lisbon funicular crash, report finds
Lisbon funicular was inspected just hours before deadly crash
- A preliminary report into the deadly Lisbon funicular crash found that a cable linking the two carriages snapped.
- The incident, which occurred at about 6pm on Wednesday, resulted in 16 fatalities and 23 injuries.
- After the cable snapped, the carriage travelled only six metres before its brake-guard activated, but the brake failed, causing it to crash at around 60kmph.
- The report said a visual inspection was carried out on the funicular on the morning of the crash, but the area where the cable broke was not visible “without dismantling”.
- Investigators say they have not yet reached valid conclusions on the cause, and a full preliminary report is expected within 45 days.