THREE people are feared dead and at least 20 injured after a tourist-packed cable car in Lisbon derailed and smashed into a building.
The Gloria Funicular – one of the Portuguese capital’s most iconic attractions – came off its tracks at 6.05pm local time after a cable reportedly came loose.
The Gloria Funicular lies mangled after derailing and crashing in Lisbon[/caption]
Crowds gather at the scene of the crash[/caption]
Emergency services raced to the scene, with police, firefighters and paramedics battling to free victims amid twisted metal and smoking wreckage.
Witness Teresa d’Avo told TV channel SIC: “It crashed into a building with brutal force and fell apart like a cardboard box. It crashed with tremendous force. It didn’t have any kind of brakes.”
Two of the injured are said to be in a critical condition, while others suffered horrific wounds including open fractures.
Local media reported that one of the two cars “fell from a great height.”
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