The derailment of a popular streetcar in Portugal’s capital has killed 16 people and injured 21 others. Officials are calling the crash one of Lisbon’s worst tragedies in recent memory.
The derailment of a popular streetcar in Portugal’s capital killed 16 people and injured 21 others, emergency services said, in what officials are calling one of Lisbon’s worst tragedies in recent memory.
Here’s what to know:Investigations underway
Official details about the crash in downtown Lisbon were still scant Thursday morning. Authorities called the derailment on Wednesday an accident, and the government said that various official investigations were underway.
“The city needs answers,” Lisbon Mayor Carlos Moedas said.
Lisbon’s Civil Protection Agency said early Thursday the death toll had risen to 17. It later corrected that to 16, saying there was a lapse because of the duplication of available information.
Witnesses told local media that the streetcar appeared out of control as it careened down a hill at around 6 p.
