5 h. ago Lisbon funicular crash: Kayleigh Smith's poignant final Instagram post before tragic death

Kayleigh Smith and her partner Will Nelson were two of three Brits killed in the Lisbon funicular crash, which saw the popular tourist attraction derailed in the centre of the city

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6 h. ago Couple killed in Lisbon funicular crash posted pictures of trip before they died

A total of 16 people died when the popular tourist attraction derailed in the centre of the city on Wednesday night.

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7 h. ago British couple killed in Lisbon funicular pictured smiling together before tragedy

Kayleigh Gillian Smith, 36, and William Nelson, 44, were among 16 killed in the horror crash

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8 h. ago Brit couple killed in Lisbon shared haunting final post before funicular crash

Kayleigh Gillian Smith, 36, and William Nelson, 44, were among the 16 people who died after Lisbon's famous Gloria Funicular sped down a steep hill, slammed into a building and collapsed

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10 h. ago Pictured: British couple killed in horror Lisbon funicular crash

Portuguese police said three British citizens were among 16 people killed when a funicular tram derailed in Lisbon on Wednesday

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10 h. ago Lisbon funicular crash: Two Brits among 16 killed in tram smash horror pictured

Two British nationals who were among the 16 killed in the Lisbon funicular crash - which left 22 others injured - have been named

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11 h. ago Two Brits killed in Lisbon tram disaster named as demands for answers grows

This is a breaking news story and is being constantly updated by our reporters as the breaking news story develops

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11 h. ago Brits killed in Lisbon tragedy are pictured smiling together on a tram shortly before they died alongside elderly UK tourist

Kayleigh Gillian Smith, 36, and her partner William Nelson, 44, were among the 16 people who tragically lost their lives in Wednesday evening's accident.

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16 h. ago Everything we know so far about Lisbon tram crash horror as three Brits confirmed dead

Tragedy broke out in Lisbon after a tram on the famed Lisbon Gloria Funicular derailed and crashed into a building. The catastrophic crash left at least 16 people killed and around 21 more injured

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16 h. ago Lisbon locals blame ‘excessive tourism’ for deadly funicular crash

The President of the Bairro Alto Residents’ Association said the funicular had been disproportionately used by tourists in recent years

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17 h. ago Three British nationals killed in Lisbon funicular crash, Portuguese police confirm

Investigators are sifting through the wreckage in an attempt to find the cause of the accident

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17 h. ago Three Brits are among 16 people killed in tram disaster, Portuguese cops reveal

At least half the victims were foreigners, authorities have said, with investigators still working to identify three of those killed in the disaster.

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18 h. ago Three British nationals among 16 dead in Lisbon funicular crash

More than 20 people were injured when the funicular derailed and crashed into a building

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18 h. ago Three Britons among 16 killed in Lisbon funicular crash, police confirm

Portuguese police said the three were among 16 people killed when a funicular tram derailed in Lisbon on Wednesday

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18 h. ago Lisbon funicular crash: Three British nationals among 16 who died in Lisbon funicular crash

Five people remain in serious condition.

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18 h. ago Lisbon tram crash: Three Brits among the dead after horror smash kills 16

Three British nationals are confirmed to be among the 16 people tragically killed in a horror funicular crash in Lisbon

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18 h. ago Three Brits die in Lisbon tram tragedy – but German 'miracle' dad 'comes back from dead'

Portugal are observing a nation-wide day of mourning after a tragic crash involving the iconic Gloria funicular, which runs through the country's capital city Lisbon

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27 h. ago Tributes paid to victims named in Lisbon funicular crash that left 16 dead

Prime minister Luís Montenegro says it ‘is one of the biggest human tragedies of our recent history’

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34 h. ago ‘Someone needs to answer for what happened’: Lisbon reacts to streetcar crash that killed 16

Residents recall smoke, screams and a mountain of bodies at site of ‘one of the biggest tragedies in our recent history’António Azevedo was in central Lisbon early on Wednesday evening, waiting to gather enough tourists for a ride in his tuk-tuk, when he heard what sounded like dozens of glass containers being dropped into rubbish trucks.The driver looked around Restauradores Square but saw no trucks, only smoke rising from the lower station of the Elevador da Glória funicular railway, 100 metres from where his vehicle was parked. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago Mapped: Where Lisbon funicular crash that left 16 dead took place

The Portuguese PM has said that the crash was ‘one of the biggest tragedies’ in the country’s recent history

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