Authorities launched a rescue operation to save those trapped under the wreckage of an iconic electric streetcar after it derailed and crashed in Lisbon, killing 16 people and injuring 23 others, emergency services said.
One 3-year-old child is among the injured, while seven people are in a serious condition. The crash is thought to have involved at least 38 people from 10 nationalities, according to the head of Lisbon's Civil Protection Agency. At least 12 of the people injured are women and seven are men, aged between 24 and 65.
