At least 15 dead as funicular derails in Lisbon 

The funicular, known as Gloria, can carry more than 40 people, seated and standing. It is commonly used by Lisbon residents

Emergency teams work at the site in Lisbon (Armando Franca/AP)

At least 15 people have been killed after a funicular carriage derailed in Lisbon, emergency services have said.

Another 18 people were injured. Footage from the site showed the tram-like funicular, which carries people up and down a hillside in the Portuguese capital, destroyed and emergency workers pulling people out of the wreckage.