Lisbon funicular crash: Portugal declares day of mourning as death toll rises to 17

More than a dozen people killed and 21 others injured after one of city’s famous streetcars derailed
Thu, 04 Sep, 2025 - 15:56
Sam Jones in Madrid, Helen Livingstone, and agencies

Portugal has declared a day of national mourning after at least 17 people were killed and 21 others injured when one of the city’s famous funicular cars derailed and crashed into a building on Wednesday evening.

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