Police and firefighters work on the site of a major funicular railway accident in Lisbon, Portugal, on September 3, 2025. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP) Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP via Getty Images
At least 15 people died and about 18 were injured on Sept. 3 when a historic railway car in Lisbon, Portugal, derailed and crashed, officials said.
An emergency medical service spokesman in the city and other officials confirmed the death and injury toll in a statement. Authorities did not identify the victims or provide their nationalities but said some foreign nationals were among the dead.
