Lisbon funicular cable crash: Who are the victims?

When Lisbon’s famous Fünicular Cable Railway came out of the rail on Wednesday evening, 16 people died and Portugal mourned and about 20 more injured.

A three -year -old German child reportedly fled with mild injury.

According to emergency services, the injured are the Four Portuguese and 11 foreign nationals from Four Portuguese and Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Canada, South Korea, Morocco and Cape Verde.

The police have not yet confirmed the identity of those who died, but here we know about the victims.

Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro died in Crash. The number of emergency services was revised after going to the early hours of the day.

Among the dead were seven men and eight women, and the President of the Lisbon Civil Protection Agency, Margarida Castro Martins, were foreigners.

Some foreign nationals were also killed, but their place is unclear.

The Portuguese Transport Union Sitra said, André Jorge Gonçalves, who works as a brake protector in the funiks, Marques. He was among the dead.

In his statement on Facebook, the union wrote: “We wish our condolences to the families and friends of the victims of the accident and we wish them a rapid recovery and the best improvement to others injured in the accident.”

According to the employer Carris, “a gentle and happy professional was always willing to contribute to greater good”.

Former volleyball referee Pedro Manuel Alves Trindade was chosen as another victim of the accident by the Portugal Volleyball Federation, who said that he was “deeply upset by the tragedy”.

Mr. Trindade said that he served as the leader of the Lisbon Volleyball Association and was the referee for it.

Mrs Martins said that the wounded contained 12 women and seven men and three years old between the ages of 24-65.

Local media reported that three German families were funicular when they fell.

Portuguese news Obset Obset, the mother was said to be in a critical state in the hospital and a three -year -old child was under slight injuries Portuguese News reported that the Portuguese news died at the scene.

According to local media, a man in his 50s and 40s – the employees of Charity Santa Casa da Misericórdia – died.

Correio da Manha reported that seven employees of the charity were injured.

The hospital said on Thursday, one of the five “seriously wounded” people who were taken to São José Hospital on Wednesday died, three were “in a controlled state” and one was in intensive care.

He added that a pregnant woman and a child were among the four people with mild injury discharged.

Glória Fünikul can carry about 40 passengers and are extremely popular among tourists – but it is also very important for the residents of the city to help them travel up and down on the rugged streets of Lisbon.

We don’t know how many people are on board or the identity of those who died. Death fee and the number of injured people may vary in the coming hours.

We also don’t know if any United Kingdom citizens are involved – the United Kingdom Foreign Ministry said that he was aware of the incident and is ready to provide consular assistance to the affected British citizens.