Lisbon funicular cable snapped before deadly crash, report finds | Portugal
In a report of accident inspectors, a cable tied shortly after the funicular accident that killed 16 people in Lisbon in Lisbon on Wednesday.
An operator tried to apply emergency brakes, but could not prevent the release.
The findings were published on Saturday by the Portuguese Air and Railway Accident Investigation Bureau (GPIAAF) in a critical situation, which left at least 20 people injured with five people.
In the report, a planned visual examination was performed on the morning of the accident, but the area where the cable was broken “does not appear without dismantling” and the rest of the mechanism worked properly.
The cars of the city’s iconic Glória Füniküllar traveled for more than six meters when they suddenly lost the balancing power of the connection cable ”.
The brake protection of the vehicle activates the manual brake as well as the pneumatic brake, but the measures said, “There was no effect on reducing the speed of the vehicle”.
According to the first findings, Olevador Da Glória hit a building at 60km/s (37mph) and the entire event took place in 50 seconds.
The Agency, “According to the evidence observed so far, the planned maintenance plan was up to date and the accident morning, cable or brake systems of the vehicles, a planned visual examination was made that did not detect any abnormality,” he said.
In the statement, the cable’s expected 600 -day operational life remains only 337 days and how many passengers travel in the car and how many people can hold and how many people are on the street remains unclear.
The accident continues two separate investigations: one was carried out by the office inspectors’ office and the other by the prosecutors. GPIAAF said the two investigations were completely independent and that he would publish a preliminary report in the accident within 45 days.
Inspectors already announced that 11 foreign citizens were among the deaths. Among the victims, three British, two South Korean, two Canadians, one French woman, a Switzerland, an American and a Ukrainian were detected.
A British couple’s families were killed, 36 -year -old Kayleight Smith and 44 -year -old William Nelson paid them tribute and “his heart was broken”. In a statement published by the police on Saturday, Smith’s family said: “Kayleight was loved by family and friends for his intelligence and humor.
“He was also a talented theater director and completed a master’s degree. Both broke the family and friends.”
In the same police statement, Nelson’s unnamed brother said: “Words can not start to explain how our family and friends feel, but here is the best initiative. This week, because of a tragic accident in Portugal, Lisbon, we lost Will Nelson, not only everyone.
“He was always gentle, selfless and protective, and the world does not feel right or normal without him. He was always my hero, and we will always miss you. I love you, the legend of peace.”
