Three British citizens killed Portuguese police among the Lisbon accident

Director of theater Cayley Smith and her partner Will Nelson, a drama teacher, were named British victims of the Lisbon crash.

On Friday night, the Madz Theater in McClassfield posted a tribute, recognizing their death, writing that Mrs. Smith was “dear friend for many and would be very missed.”

Gloria Fonchikul, a popular tourist attraction, went and crashed into the building on Wednesday, killed 16.

Police are also among the dead, citizens of Portugal, South Korea, Switzerland, Canada, Ukraine, France and the United States are also among the dead.

The third British sacrifice still needs to be called.

British Prime Minister Sir Kire Starmer said he was “deeply upset” by hearing that three British citizens had been killed in the catastrophe, Downing Rate said.

“His thoughts with their families and those who suffered from this horrible incident. In this difficult time, we united with Portugal,” the press secretary said.

It is unknown what caused an accident. The public transport operator of the capital Karis said that all the fuzerins would be checked and that he had launched an independent investigation.

The 140-year-old transport was thwarted at about 18:15 local time (17:15 GMT) near the city boulevard Avenida da Liberdade.

More than 60 rescue employees raced to place to pull people out of the debris.

Video and images of the site showed an overturned, jumping yellow carriage lying on a paved street.

Portugal Prime Minister Luis Montenegro called the catastrophe “one of the largest human tragedies of our recent history” and was announced by National Mourning Day.

Initially, the officials put the death toll at 17, but the number was revised up to 16.

It is believed that a German citizen was among the dead, but later found that he was in the hospital for the night.

Karis said in a statement that he had complied with “all maintenance protocols”.

It states that general service took place every four years and was last held in 2022.

“Everything was thoroughly respected,” said the head of the company Pedro Bogas, adding that the contractor had been conducted by the contractor over the last 14 years.

Funicular is a type of rail system that allows you to travel up and down the steep slopes. In Lisbon, they are a decisive means of navigation on steep, paved streets of the city.

City Funicular Railways – Gloria, Laurel, Bica and Gracha is a popular tourist attraction, because the bright -yellow tram cars snake along the hillous street.

Gloria was opened in 1885 and was electrified three decades later.