One Swiss National Among The Injured In Lisbon Funicular Crash

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) The death toll from the derailment of a funicular railway in Lisbon was raised to 17 on Thursday morning after two people died from their injuries overnight, the head of the city's civil protection announced. Twenty-one people were injured, including a Swiss citizen. This content was published on September 4, 2025 - 11:24 2 minutes Keystone-SDA

• Français fr Accident de funiculaire: 17 morts et 21 blessés, dont une Suissesse Original Read more: Accident de funiculaire: 17 morts et 21 blessés, dont une Suissess

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Eleven foreigners were among the injured, said Margarida Castro: two Germans, two Spaniards, a Frenchwoman, an Italian, a Swiss, a Canadian, a Korean, a Moroccan and a Cape Verdean. The nationalities of the deceased will be announced at a later date.

Earlier on Thursday morning, Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter expressed the country's“deepest sympathy” to the Portuguese people following Wednesday evening's funicular accident.

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“Switzerland's thoughts are with the victims and their loved ones affected by the tragic derailment of the Glória funicular railway in Lisbon,” Keller-Sutter wrote on social media platform X.

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