Three British nationals are among the 16 who died after the iconic Gloria funicular in Lisbon derailed and crashed, authorities have said.
The crash, which left 22 people injured, happened at around 6pm on Wednesday.
Footage showed one of the railway’s two carriages practically destroyed and emergency workers pulling people out of the wreckage.
So far, the nationalities of 11 of the people who died have been released by the authorities. They are: five people from Portugal, including four workers at a charity based near the funicular, two Koreans, one person from Switzerland, and three from Great Britain.
Brakeman Andrew Marques is the only person killed to have been identified so far.
All but one of the victims was declared dead at the scene, with the other dying of their injuries in hospital.
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