Cable Used in Deadly Funicular Crash in Lisbon Not Cleared for Public Transport

New York Times Monday 20th October 2025, 11:13PM 1 min read 11 hours ago

A preliminary report on the accident, which killed 16, said an incorrect cable was being used for the funicular, but that it was not yet possible to know how that figured in the crash.

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