The Portuguese authorities have ended today of identifying the 16 deaths in the accident of the Gloria Funicular occurred last Wednesday. In addition, as reported by the Judicial Police, The German citizen who was pointed out yesterday as one of the possible fatalities was discovered during the night admitted to the São José Hospital of the Portuguese capital.
In a statement, the National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences has assured that it has already been able to confirm the nationality of the 16 fatalities. These are 5 Portuguese citizens, 2 South Koreans, 1 Swiss, 3 British, 2 Canadians, 1 Ukrainian, 1 American and a Frenchman.
According to EFE, The wife and 3 -year -old son of the German citizen located last night are also among the injured. The woman is hospitalized in serious condition, while the child was discharged yesterday.
As for the 23 wounded, among which there are 10 serious, they are of various nationalities, including two Spaniards who were discharged on Wednesday night.
The elevator gives gloria, inaugurated in 1885, is one of the main tourist attractions of the center of Lisbon. The reasons of derailment are still unknown, but the first investigations are already being carried out and an initial hypothesis has already emerged, such as the breakage of a cable.