2 Canadians confirmed lifeless in Portugal funicular crash

[ad_1] Two Canadians had been among the many lifeless within the streetcar crash in Lisbon this week, Portuguese police mentioned on Friday.

The derailment Wednesday night of the streetcar that could be a standard vacationer attraction in Lisbon additionally injured 21 folks.

The lifeless included 5 Portuguese nationals, three British residents, two Canadians, two South Koreans, one American, one French, one Swiss and one Ukrainian, native police mentioned Friday.

Earlier than that announcement, France's international ministry had mentioned earlier Friday that a lady who was a twin citizen of each France and Canada had died.

Canadian Overseas Minister Anita Anand prolonged her "deepest condolences" to the households of the victims and mentioned that World Affairs Canada was "offering consular companies to the households of the Canadian victims to assist them throughout this tough time."

Residents of Spain, Italy and Brazil had been among the many injured, along with a number of from Portugal, officers have mentioned.

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The streetcar, technically known as a funicular, is harnessed by metal cables, with the descending automobile serving to with its weight to tug up the opposite one. It may carry greater than 40 folks, seated and standing. The service, up and down a hill on a curved, traffic-free street, was inaugurated in 1885.

The transport staff' commerce union SITRA mentioned on Thursday that the streetcar's brakeman, Andre Marques, was among the many lifeless.

Preliminary report anticipated quickly The primary investigative report inspecting what triggered the crash was anticipated to be launched Friday.

The federal government's Workplace for Air and Rail Accident Investigations mentioned it will problem a preliminary technical report Friday. Chief police investigator Nelson Oliveira mentioned a preliminary police report with a broader scope is anticipated inside 45 days.

The streetcar's wreckage was faraway from the scene in a single day and positioned in police custody.

Witnesses instructed native media that the streetcar appeared uncontrolled because it careened down a hill at round 6 p.m. on Wednesday in the course of the night rush hour. One witness mentioned that the streetcar toppled onto a person on a sidewalk.

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Lisbon is observing three days of mourning. Tons of of individuals attended a sombre mass on Thursday night at Lisbon's majestic Church of Saint Dominic.