Watch: Lisbon emergency crews work at funicular railway crash site

Watch as emergency crews worked at the site of Lisbon’s Gloria funicular railway crash on Thursday (4 September).

At least 16 people have died and 23 have been injured after the crash at the popular tourist attraction on Wednesday.

Footage shared in the aftermath of the crash showed the car, which carries people up and down a hillside in the Portuguese capital, almost destroyed as emergency service workers pulled victims out of the wreckage.

Andre Jorge Goncalves Marques, a brake guard who worked on the Gloria funicular railway, was on Thursday named as one of the victims.

Carris, the company which operates the funicular, said in a statement that Marques had “performed his duties with excellence” and had been an “outstanding representative” of the company.

Other victims named on Thursday included former volleyball referee Pedro Manuel Alves Trindade and lawyer Alda Matias.

Investigative bodies have now finished assessments at the site of the crash and will publish initial findings and the direction the investigation will take.

City mayor Carlos Moedas also confirmed funicular operator Carris has been asked to open internal and external investigations.

Portugal is observing three days of national days of mourning following the derailment of the railway, which opened in the 19th century.

Prime Minister Luís Montenegro says he has cancelled his agenda for Thursday following the “tragic accident”.