One of the funiculars is lifted, following derailment and crash of the Gloria funicular railway car, a popular tourist attraction, which resulted in multiple casualties, in Lisbon, Portugal, September 5, 2025. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes
LISBON (Reuters) -Three Britons were among the 16 killed in a funicular railway crash in Lisbon, Portuguese police said on Friday, as the mangled wreckage was removed for further analysis to establish the cause of the accident.
Portugal is reeling from a tragedy that Prime Minister Luis Montenegro described as one of the greatest in its recent history and that threatens to dent confidence in the tourism industry, which in Lisbon depends on vintage attractions such as the 140-year-old Gloria railway.
