New reports of the Lisbon cable car disaster. "There is an atmosphere of fear"

According to Portuguese media reports, the company responsible for the Gloria cable car concealed at least two previous accidents. "An atmosphere of fear and silence prevails within the company following the disaster," reports CNN Portugal. Sixteen people died in the tragic accident.

As reported by CNN Portugal , the Carris company responsible for the Gloria funicular railway in Lisbon has concealed information about at least two previous accidents involving this means of transport popular with tourists.

Company employees claim that Gloria's accidents occurred last year and in May 2025. No one was injured in those accidents.

A tragic accident on the Gloria funicular, resulting in 16 deaths , occurred late in the afternoon of September 3rd . A cable break caused the funicular to derail. After hitting the wall of a nearby building at 60 km/h, the vehicle was completely destroyed. Despite numerous braking attempts, the driver was unable to prevent the tragedy.

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According to CNN Portugal journalists, Carris not only concealed the previous problems of the Gloria cable car, but after the September 3 disaster, representatives of the company's management denied the fact that in recent years there had been accidents involving the vehicle running in Lisbon's Old Town.

"Inside the Carris company, there is an atmosphere of fear and silence after the Gloria disaster," CNN Portugal reported.

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The accident in early September killed five Portuguese citizens, three British citizens, two Canadians, and two South Korean citizens, as well as a Swiss woman, a French woman, an American woman, and a Ukrainian. Twenty-two people were also injured .

The electric Gloria funicular, launched in 1885, is one of the Portuguese capital's top tourist attractions. It is listed as a national monument and is estimated to carry over three million passengers annually.

A few hours after the disaster, the authorities of the Portuguese capital decided to temporarily suspend the operation of the popular line, which was replaced by electric buses.