A woman in the fatal September 3 funicular crash in Lisbon, Portugal, that claimed the lives of 16 people has survived to tell a tragic tale of fate, uncertainty, and heartache.
Reports indicate an overhead cable came loose, causing the incline railway carriage to hurtle downhill unabated before slamming into a hotel wall, reducing it to a mangled wreck.
Eyewitness accounts relate to police arriving at the scene five minutes later, to find badly lacerated and unconscious people. At the same time, images depict a thick cloud of dust hiding other aspects of the horror awaiting emergency workers.
