Lisbon streetcar crash death toll hits 17 as city mourns worst disaster in recent history

Описание: The death toll in the crash of a famous Lisbon streetcar popular with tourists rose to 17 on Thursday after two people died from their injuries while receiving hospital care, an emergency services official said.

The dead were all adults, Margarida Castro Martins, head of Lisbon's Civil Protection Agency, told reporters. She didn't provide their names or nationalities, saying that their families would be informed first.

Another 21 people were injured in Wednesday's crash, she said, adding that they were men and women between the ages of 24 and 65, as well as a 3-year-old child.

The injured included Portuguese people as well as two Germans, two Spaniards and one person each from France, Italy, Switzerland, Canada, Morocco, South Korea and Cape Verde, she said.
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The range of nationalities reflected how big a draw the renowned 19th-century streetcar was for tourists who were packing the Portuguese capital during the summer season. Portugal observed a national day of mourning on Thursday after the capital's worst disaster in recent history.

The yellow-and-white streetcar, known as Elevador da Gloria, was lying on its side on the narrow road that it travels on, its sides and top crumpled. It crashed into a building where the road bends, leaving parts of the mostly metal vehicle crushed.

The electric streetcar, technically called a funicular, is harnessed by steel cables, with the descending car helping with its weight to pull up the other one. The car can carry more than 40 people, seated and standing. It is also commonly used by Lisbon residents.

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