2 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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2 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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4 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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5 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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6 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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6 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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7 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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7 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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14 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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14 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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14 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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14 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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30 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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34 h. ago Lisbon funicular crash latest: Derailment that killed 16 is ‘one of biggest tragedies in Portugal’s history’, says PM

Portugal declares national day of mourning to remember people killed in funicular crash

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34 h. ago Lisbon funicular crash: Portugal’s PM vows swift and thorough investigation

Luís Montenegro describes accident, in which 16 people died, as ‘one of the biggest tragedies in our recent history’Explainer: what is Lisbon’s Elevador da Glória and how does it work?Europe live – latest updatesPortugal’s prime minister, Luís Montenegro, has promised a swift and thorough investigation to determine the causes of the funicular railway crash that killed 16 people and injured 21 others in Lisbon, describing the accident as “one of the biggest tragedies in our recent history”.Public prosecutors are already looking into the crash, which happened on the Portuguese capital’s famous Glória funicular just after 6pm on Wednesday. The city’s mayor has also asked Carris, the municipal public transport company that operates the service, to investigate the accident. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago Lisbon funicular crash latest: At least 16 killed in cable car derailment as tourists from 10 countries injured

Portugal declares national day of mourning to remember people killed in funicular crash

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38 h. ago Lisbon funicular's path to deadly disaster mapped as tram careened out of control

A horror funicular crash in the heart of Lisbon has killed 17 people and left 21 injured when the tram derailed and smashed into a building - authorities confirmed that tourists are among the victims

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40 h. ago Lisbon funicular crash latest: Police investigate after Gloria cable car derailment kills at least 17 in Portugal

Portugal declares national day of mourning to remember people killed in funicular crash

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42 h. ago Everything we know as train derails in Lisbon killing 15 people

The disaster on the historic funicular train has been described as the worst accident in the city's recent history

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45 h. ago Lisbon Gloria Funicular: Battle to save children screaming for help after tram crash

The Lisbon Gloria Funicular - an electric streetcar which is one of Lisbon’s big tourist attractions - derailed on Wednesday, killing 15 people and injuring 18 others

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