An Australian has been caught up in a horrific funicular railway crash in Lisbon, Portugal, which has killed at least 15 people and injured several others.
Emergency teams are at the site, where some people remain trapped, CNN Portugal reported.
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A spokesperson for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) told www.20304050.best it was providing consular assistance to one person.
However it was not aware of any Australians who had been “killed or seriously injured”.
“Australian officials are making urgent enquiries following the tragic overnight crash of a cable railway vehicle in Lisbon, Portugal,” the spokesperson said.
“The Australian Government offers its deepest sympathies to those affected.”
The updated death toll comes after a source at the Public Security Police said at least three people had been killed when the derailment occurred and there were about two dozen injured people — at least nine of whom were in a serious condition.
“It’s a tragic day for our city,” Lisbon Mayor Carlos Moedas told CNN Portugal on Wednesday night.
“It’s a very tough day for all of us. Right now all the teams, the Lisbon municipality, the emergency services (INEM), civil protection, the fire department, we’re all on site trying to help the victims of this tragic, tragic accident in the city of Lisbon.”
“Lisbon is in mourning,” Moedas added.
The Glória Funicular, which can carry up to 42 people, is a Lisbon landmark and is very popular with tourists visiting the city.
It is more than a century old, having first opened in 1885, according to Lisbon’s official tourism site.
The cause of the derailment remains unclear. According to CNN Portugal, the Homicide Brigade of the Judiciary Police is one of the teams investigating.
Carris, the public transportation company that manages the funicular, told CNN Portugal that its teams are at the site, and that “all means have been activated” to respond to the accident.
The “priority is to monitor the situation,” an official source said, without giving further details about the possible cause of the derailment.
Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa’s office said in a statement that the president “deeply regrets” the incident and offers his condolences to those affected.
European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen likewise offered her condolences in a Portuguese-language post on X.
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