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A Lisbon funicular derailed, killing 16 and injuring 22, after a cable snapped.
In a deadly crash in Lisbon, a funicular cable car derailed and killed 16 people and injured 22 others.
The accident happened when a connecting cable snapped, causing the brakes to fail.
The city council has formed a team of experts to design new safety measures for the historic funicular, which will remain closed until it is deemed safe.
Among the victims was an 82-year-old British transport enthusiast, Andrew David Kenneth Young.
The cause of the cable failure is still under investigation.
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Un funicular de Lisboa se descarriló, matando a 16 e hiriendo a 22, después de que un cable se rompió.