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Evening Standard
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Matt Watts,Bill Bowkett and Michael Howie

Lisbon funicular crash latest: Death toll rises to 17 as brakeman among the victims of tourist attraction disaster

The death toll from a funicular railway crash in Lisbon has increased to 17, officials said on Thursday.

Emergency services in Portugal’s capital had previously said 15 people died and 23 were injured in the crash involving the historic Elevador da Gloria, which took place in a busy tourist area.

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